$1.5 billion: The cost of cutting London-Tokyo latency by 60ms

[jloiacon at csc.com (Joe Loiacono)]

Tei <oscar.vives at gmail.com> wrote on 03/26/2012 06:16:53 AM:

> I imagine a easier solution.  Use a random number generator in both
> sides, with the same seed.  Then use a slower way to send "packets
> re-sync" that will contain the delta from the generated number, to the
> real actual number.
> 
> I suppose this speeds are needed for some "fast speed transaction",
> that are leeching money from the background noise on the market.
> 
> This is not like the Roman empire, where you could make a lot of money
> buying wheat wen theres a dry year in egypt.
> 
> note: I could be wrong.

Noted.

Joe