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		CatBaby on Oct 1, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Move to NYC. Hack on cool stuff. Enjoy startup lif... 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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