Re:Ask HN: What programming skills are required by HFT or Tr...
by ping_pong on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:08AM
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"Making the world a better place" is one of the original jokes in the Silicon Valley tv show because it's such an absurd goal. If they are doing something illegal they should go to jail, but as long as they aren't actively hurting others, being a middleman in a transaction is something that many, many people do to make money.
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Re:Ask HN: What programming skills are required by HFT or Tr...
by puranjay on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:31AM
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When the dust is settled, I think HFT firms will emerge as a very minor evil compared to social media firms.
Re:Ask HN: What programming skills are required by HFT or Tr...
by justusw on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:36AM
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Are there any HFT firms that engage in shady data deals or startup acquisitions, or outright lie to the government about what they are doing?
Re:Ask HN: What programming skills are required by HFT or Tr...
by justusw on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:34AM
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Also, from the same show, Gavin Belson:
> I don’t want to live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do
Re:Ask HN: What programming skills are required by HFT or Tr...
by ma2rten on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:15AM
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I think you are thinking about "changing the world".
"Making the world a better place" to me has the connotation of providing a small positive contribution for others around you.