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Cosmic ray particles, capable of penetrating even the densest buildings and underground structures, could provide an essentially foolproof timing system for synchronizing high-frequency trading on the world's international stock exchanges.
High-frequency trading is a method that uses powerful computers to enable traders to analyze the markets and make large amounts of profitable trades every second. For this method to work, stock exchanges must be synchronized with nanosecond accuracy. Financial companies currently rely on time servers synchronized by GPS and other global navigation satellite systems…
Source: www.newscientist.com
