Hardcore Computer Supports High Frequency Trading with Liquid Submersion Cooled Computers
High frequency trading firms and quantitative hedge funds are using Hardcore Computer’s specialized hardware to hold short-term positions in equities, options, futures, ETFs, currencies, and other financial instruments that possess electronic trading capability.
Rochester, MN (April 10, 2012) Hardcore Computer, Inc., (www.hardcorecomputer.com), the industry’s most innovative computer design and manufacturing company, has launched a white paper titled “High Frequency Trading Beats the Heat with Total Liquid Submersion Cooling”. Hardcore Computer’s Liquid Submerged Servers (LSS™) provide unmatched performance gains that enable over-clock CPUs to run faster, cooler and longer for traders requiring the ability to analyze time-sensitive incoming market data and implement split-second proprietary trading strategies.
As reported by The New York Times, high frequency traders (HFT) now account for approximately 60 percent of the seven billion shares that change hands daily on United States stock markets. Wall Street banks, hedge funds and independent firms are capitalizing on technologies able to reduce latency between bid/offer and placement to zero. These unique demands are what compelled Hardcore Computer to offer high-powered computing solutions to the HFT community.
Hardcore Computer’s LSS is the world’s first rack-mounted total liquid submerged server. The system’s patented liquid submersion cooling technology is favored by the HFT industry because of its improvements in speed, performance, reliability and latency, while reducing environmental impact.
As with Hardcore Computer’s personal computers and workstations, the LSS utilizes the company’s total liquid submersion cooling technology, which removes heat, the main barrier of electronics performance. Hardcore Computer’s cooling design is 1,350 times more efficient than air-cooled computing systems and allows processors to be over clocked on a continuous basis. The LSS 200 design allows for greater component density, which in turn serves to reduce compute footprint in the data center.
As stated in the white paper, “a millisecond of latency can cost a major brokerage firm $100 million each year. The computing solutions used to complete high-frequency transactions must be at the top of their game in order to deliver the performance and reliability needed to succeed. However, a simple problem persists that can derail even the most advanced computing technology and sophisticated algorithms. That problem is heat.”
“To achieve faster results in today’s market, HFT firms must continually embrace the latest technologies to stay ahead of the competition in the race to zero,” said Neil Butchart, Vice President Global Sales, Hardcore Computer. “With LSS, high performance gains and over-clocking is now possible without the heat limitations typically associated with traditional air-cooled systems.”
The whitepaper that illustrates Hardcore Computer’s benefits to the HFT industry is downloadable from the Hardcore Computer website at: http://www.hardcorecomputer.com/hft-whitepaper
About Hardcore Computer
Hardcore Computer custom designs and manufactures top-tier, high-performance computer systems. These systems use patented liquid submersion cooling technology to remove the main barrier of electronics performance — heat. Utilizing its total liquid submersion technology, Hardcore Computer provides innovative, power efficient, high performance liquid servers, professional workstations and desktop computers, setting a new standard for computing performance, reliability and quality. For additional information, visit www.hardcorecomputer.com.
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