Re: 60 ms cross-continent

[Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks () gmail com>]

This was also pitched as one of the killer-apps for the SpaceX
Starlink satellite array, particularly for cross-Atlantic and
cross-Pacific trading.

https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/marketintegrity/2019/06/25/fspacex-is-opening-up-the-next-frontier-for-hft/

"Several commentators quickly caught onto the fact that an extremely
expensive network whose main selling point is long-distance,
low-latency coverage has a unique chance to fund its growth by
addressing the needs of a wealthy market that has a high willingness
to pay — high-frequency traders."

Regards
Marshall

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 2:01 PM Carsten Bormann <cabo () tzi org> wrote:
> On 2020-06-20, at 19:07, Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com> wrote:
> > This is c in a vacuum. Light transmission through a medium is slower.
>
> Ob-movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hummingbird_Project
>
> Grüße, Carsten