As far as I know, HFT involves having close and specific network links to the markets, and you cannot beat the big players in that field. Am I missing something?
I have a story to tell, anonymizing the actors: I had an appointment to have dinner with a friend who works in cybersecurity at a top hedge fund in NY. Before we entered the restaurant, he received a call because a link with Hong Kong was failing. I told him that I assumed our dinner would be canceled, but somehow the issue was solved in 10 minutes. In this context, I understand that if HFT could be done using any Internet connection, there would not have been any issue there.
I have a story to tell, anonymizing the actors: I had an appointment to have dinner with a friend who works in cybersecurity at a top hedge fund in NY. Before we entered the restaurant, he received a call because a link with Hong Kong was failing. I told him that I assumed our dinner would be canceled, but somehow the issue was solved in 10 minutes. In this context, I understand that if HFT could be done using any Internet connection, there would not have been any issue there.