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		frisco on Sept 30, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Move to NYC. Hack on cool stuff. Enjoy startup lif... Let me guess: high-frequency trading?

CatBaby on Oct 1, 2009 [–]

We in the industry call it "low latency". Does anyone know where this term "high frequency" came from? Not that it matters.

cinkler on Oct 1, 2009 | [–]

It is somehow related - one can not achieve usable "high frequency" without low latency. So frequency = volume, latency = price accuracy in time.

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