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Download Trading Tech Talk 36: Patent, Messaging and Spoofing Wars Heat Up

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The Inbox: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from GG:?Has there ever been talk of some sort of technology glitch or shutdown futures? In the wake of the NYSE problems it seems there would be a fertile market for such a product. Firms could hedge themselves against system risk. Please discuss.
  • Question from Cybortrader:?when the race to zero winds down to its inevitable conclusion what do you think will be the next big battle ground for HFTs? CPU/GPU cycles? Co-location proximity? Where will the war rage next? Thank you for your thoughts. I very much enjoyed the episode with Thomas Peterfy of interactive brokers.