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Anyone do any trading?
A discrepancy exists between things which ought to be the same; it can be small but is usually significant. A disparity is a large difference between measurable things such as age, rank, or wagesCallan S. wrote:Is that trading currencies?
What are the discrepancies?
Multiply it by a few thousands and it makes a huge difference.Callan S. wrote:Depends. I don't know if I'm reading the numbers right, but if it's fractions of a cent each time, the rate you get by chasing them up might not be enough that they'd bother with a law.
Jackolantern wrote:Ohhhh, I have heard about this. People in the US have bought buildings right next to the market gateway servers so they could beat other people's requests
Absolutely. It is actually becoming a major problem in the US (according to some; others see it as fair game). Millions of dollars are being invested to try to shave a single millisecond off of requests to the stock market gateways. You want to be the first request when a discrepancy between markets appears, because the first arbitragers jumping on it could erase any potential profits for others.Sim wrote:Jackolantern wrote:Ohhhh, I have heard about this. People in the US have bought buildings right next to the market gateway servers so they could beat other people's requests
Lol, you serious?