How Earthquake Shocks Reveal the Hidden Costs of Latency Arbitrage
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Two powerful tremors struck Panama on a Friday, causing widespread damage and prompting evacuations. While the physical impact is obvious, the event also offers a vivid analogy for a less visible phenomenon in modern markets: the relentless “arms race” of high‑frequency trading (HFT) that creates tiny but massive frictions in price formation. The Parallel Between Natural Shocks and Market Races When an earthquake strikes, the ground shakes in milliseconds, yet the resulting damage can be measured in hours, days, or even years....
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