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44 points rundef | 1 comments | 02 Dec 25 12:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.258s | source

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> The trading system reports an average latency of 10ms

Python is a bad choice for a system with such latency requirements. Isn't C++/Rust preferred language for algorithmic trading shops?

1. alfalfasprout ◴[09 Dec 25 05:38 UTC] No.46201621[source]▶

Depends... not all kinds of trading are THAT latency sensitive.

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