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For some high-speed firms, it’s no longer just about speed

Changes in the high-frequency trading game mean it’s now about making trades that are both fast…and smart

There’s a new speed game on Wall Street. In the cloud.

In the past year, regulators and governments have made it harder and harder for high-frequency traders to buy data before the average investor. As a result, the releasing of data from places like the Institute for Supply Management, Thomson Reuters, PR Newswire and others have all been changed to ensure information goes to all parties at the same time.

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