London Stock Exchange Finishes Switch To Linux 106
DMandPenfold writes "The London Stock Exchange has successfully set into live trading a new matching engine based on Novell SUSE Linux technology, following successful last-step setup procedures on Saturday. The move has been billed as one of the LSE's most significant technological developments since the increasing prevalence of electronic trading led to the closure of the traditional exchange floor in 1986. LSE chief executive Xavier Rolet has insisted that the exchange, once a monopoly, will deliver record speed and stable trading in order to fight back against the fast erosion of its dominant marketshare by specialist electronic rivals."
London Linux (Score:5, Funny)
Re:London Linux (Score:5, Funny)
Does this mean the prompt will be a GBP (£) sign instead of a dollar ($) ?
No, but the root prompt will be £ instead of #.
Re:the problem is algorithmic trading... (Score:5, Funny)
The is only one problem: entropy, leading to the eventual heat death of the universe.