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Re: ?Legal Question:?? What is REAL TIME???



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"We do not need more laws, regulation, government intervention, etc. "

AMEN - AMEN - AMEN - AMEN - AMEN (how many more can I write?!)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas J. Vetter" <tjvetter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "john berentson" <shavenheads@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <taoofdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 07:23
Subject: Re: ?Legal Question:?? What is REAL TIME???


> I think John is on the right track.
>
> We do not need more laws, regulation, government intervention, etc.  That
> just interferes with what we want, a competitive market for the supply of
> reliable, real-time data.
>
> The solution is to use your wallet in selecting the best data provider for
> your needs.  If that is speed, find out who the fastest is and go with
them.
> That will reward the supplier who meets your needs best with increased
> profits and an increased abililty to continue to satisfy your needs.
>
> Please, no more laws and government!
>
> Thomas J. Vetter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "john berentson" <shavenheads@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <taoofdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 12:01 AM
> Subject: Re: ?Legal Question:?? What is REAL TIME???
>
>
> > Real time may be defined as having no artificial delay introduced. As
far
> as
> > technology induced delays or filtering, there is no need for regulation;
> > there are plenty of alternatives for the marketplace to determine what
is
> > best. Incidentally, I know of at least one instance where the DBC feed
ran
> > ahead of the exchange feed, this because their filtering reduced the
> > clogging of similar trades. Does this mean that DBC was faster than real
> > time? Beam me up, Scotty; prepare for the jump to light speed.
> >
> > There are definite trade-offs and traders should be aware of them and
> > subscribe accordingly.
> >
>
>