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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by rjurney on Monday July 06, 2009 @12:42PM (#689920)
Do these things really work, or are they random and software validates a belief in them?
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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by rdtsc on Monday July 06, 2009 @02:39PM (#690189)
It's the low latency that works more than the actual trading algorithm. Algorithms eventually get diluated into the market as there are so many of them.
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