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Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by lentil_soup »

mc32 wrote: post #49
PrivatUser wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Problem is that some of these people live there becausw they like the view of the nature. Uninterupted by some modern skyscrapers. I prefer to live in a more rural area. I accept wind turbines, because they are a nesessery if you don't won't depend on coal and nuclear energy. Now these people get some building that doesn't benefit them and isn't strictly nesessery. With the Duga Radar you could argue it's some co…

You could also argue that losing out economically has significant impact on a nation and its people. While national financial institutions are rethinking the focus on finance as a focus of the economy, it's not by happenstance London, New York, Frankfurt, Tokyo, HK, etc. pursued being financial hubs. They were keystones in their respective economies and thus just as integral to national physical defense.

well this is a private company, no? Not really of much impact to a whole nation

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by namecast »

atemerev wrote: post #7

"inhabitants of the Western world need to realize that the tallest structures they can see in the landscape are the face of what may be a new kind of God: finance." Oh come on, so much drama for a slick lean tower in sparsely populated land, barely visible to anyone but local fishermen. Compare it to, say, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar This is a very prominent military installation that spoiled short…

FWIW, if you have to look to the Soviets to find favorable counterexamples, that's not a good sign, is it?

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by danharaj »

mmsmatt wrote: post #50
atemerev wrote: post #7

"inhabitants of the Western world need to realize that the tallest structures they can see in the landscape are the face of what may be a new kind of God: finance." Oh come on, so much drama for a slick lean tower in sparsely populated land, barely visible to anyone but local fishermen. Compare it to, say, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar This is a very prominent military installation that spoiled short…

> If the choice is between Ares and Hermes, I am choosing Hermes. Well put.

Hermes outspends everyone else on war and invades countries on false pretenses, murdering millions of people in the process. There is no dichotomy here.

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by atemerev »

namecast wrote: post #52
atemerev wrote: post #7

"inhabitants of the Western world need to realize that the tallest structures they can see in the landscape are the face of what may be a new kind of God: finance." Oh come on, so much drama for a slick lean tower in sparsely populated land, barely visible to anyone but local fishermen. Compare it to, say, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar This is a very prominent military installation that spoiled short…

FWIW, if you have to look to the Soviets to find favorable counterexamples, that's not a good sign, is it?

Sorry, I am Russian, this was the first thing that crossed my mind.

American, UK and Australian analogues are listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-horizon_radar

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by atemerev »

lentil_soup wrote: post #51
mc32 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You could also argue that losing out economically has significant impact on a nation and its people. While national financial institutions are rethinking the focus on finance as a focus of the economy, it's not by happenstance London, New York, Frankfurt, Tokyo, HK, etc. pursued being financial hubs. They were keystones in their respective economies and thus just as integral to national physical defense.

well this is a private company, no? Not really of much impact to a whole nation

Nation is the sum of private individuals and companies.

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by stcredzero »

lordnacho wrote: post #2

I wonder if there's a business in offering to fly a swarm of large drones in the Fresnel zone of the customer's choice.

What about releasing clouds of chaff tuned to specific frequencies? To maximize utility, time certain transactions at the same time.

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by mrchicity »

scarletham wrote: post #44
lintiness wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ten years ago, i'd say not a whole lot -- there were still competitors providing liquidity who weren't speedcentric. today, however, i think market liquidity would disappear. that's not to say all hell would break loose, but there would probably be wild price swings for an afternoon or two.

Market liquidity would not "disappear". Liquidity providers do not rely on their microwave lines quite that much (yet). In the case of a microwave failure (more common than you'd think), all one does is failover to physical and keep on pricing. Worst case is widening your quotes while you reassess your view of the world (the book), but never withdrawing completely from the market.

This. Radio networks are not reliable even in normal conditions due to weather conditions or environmental events. You can fail over to another network seamlessly and keep chugging. If your competitor's faster system is still up you may lose money and widen out or turn off a particular product complex. Not a huge deal.

Anyone deliberately interfering with licensed radio transmissions would probably get a knock from some guys in black suits pretty quickly anyway.

Re: HFT in the Banana Land

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Post by Tsagadai »

lwhi wrote: post #42

How long before activists start flying large kites directly in front of these structures?

Or the equivalent to a camera killer green laser. Masers have been around for longer than lasers so it is entirely possible.
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