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Re:A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of J... by WillyNourson on Monday January 05, 2015 @03:27PM (#8840916)
Because of High Frequency Trading
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Re:A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of J... by lkbm on Monday January 05, 2015 @03:45PM (#8841027)
Why does HFT care where we are or how we're rotated in relation to the sun? So long as we all agree on what time it is, whether 12pm denotes high noon or not is arbitrary and irrelevant.
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Re:A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of J... by clord on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @01:58AM (#8843221)
The only thing I can think of: a good HFT algo might be able to exploit leap seconds to somehow gain an advantage over those that are ignorant of them (or vice versa).
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Re:A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of J... by voidz on Monday January 05, 2015 @03:39PM (#8840996)
Valid point imho. Sad to see your comment turned to grey within as little as 8 minutes after you posted it.
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