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Sercan Karaoglu

Author: Sercan Karaoglu

Sercan Karaoglu is Senior Solutions Architect, specialized in capital markets. He is a former data engineer and passionate about quantitative investment research.

Gaining Microsecond Advantage: How Amazon EC2's Precision Timekeeping Empowers Flow Traders

Gaining Microsecond Advantage: How Amazon EC2’s Precision Timekeeping Empowers Flow Traders

In the High Frequency Trading (HFT) industry, every microsecond counts. Flow Traders, a leading global liquidity provider, has always depended on precise time measurement to maintain an edge over competitors. Historically, on-premises infrastructure relied on expensive, specialized hardware timing devices to achieve the nanosecond-level of time crucial for determining network, hardware, and software latencies, as […]