These guys have specialized in building super low latency, line of sight microwave networks for trading, across multiple continents (chicago -> nyc, frankfurt -> london, etc):
They employ skills such as kernel driver optimization specialists to squeeze every last ounce of performance out of network card drivers.
What the fuck are they doing messing with this? Yikes.
edit - I answered my own question. These dudes specialize in arbitrage and being faster than everyone else. The crypto markets are insane with this right now. The professional frontrunners have entered the game.
https://sniperinmahwah.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/hft-in-my-ba...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-08/the-gazil...
http://www.amsterdamtrader.com/2014/09/hft-in-my-backyard.ht...
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/priva...
They employ skills such as kernel driver optimization specialists to squeeze every last ounce of performance out of network card drivers.
What the fuck are they doing messing with this? Yikes.
edit - I answered my own question. These dudes specialize in arbitrage and being faster than everyone else. The crypto markets are insane with this right now. The professional frontrunners have entered the game.