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nailer on June 15, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: A stock trading platform for hackers?

> You're "picking up pennies in front of the steam-roller" - one mistake and you're f*cked.

Isn't that why exchanges have a simulation FIX ports?

adn37 on June 15, 2010 [–]

Depends. We use simulation to validate connectivity and business logic. No link to the potential future bad decisions taken during trading.

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