This was also pitched as one of the killer-apps for the SpaceX Starlink satellite array, particularly for cross-Atlantic and cross-Pacific trading.
https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/marketintegrity/2019/06/25/fspacex-is-opening-up-the-next-frontier-for-hft/ "Several commentators quickly caught onto the fact that an extremely expensive network whose main selling point is long-distance, low-latency coverage has a unique chance to fund its growth by addressing the needs of a wealthy market that has a high willingness to pay — high-frequency traders." Regards Marshall On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 2:01 PM Carsten Bormann <c...@tzi.org> wrote: > > On 2020-06-20, at 19:07, Joel Jaeggli <joe...@bogus.com> wrote: > > > > This is c in a vacuum. Light transmission through a medium is slower. > > Ob-movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hummingbird_Project > > Grüße, Carsten >