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MegaWatt Intelligence Desk
Executive Briefing (TL;DR)
- Financial markets have always relied on timely information, and the drive for timeliness has always adapted to the latest technology
- From clipper ships transiting the oceans to telegraph wires connecting cities to fiber-optic cables conducting trades in microseconds, traders have embraced any advantage to get the most up-to-date information
- Indeed, the history of finance is really a story about how fast you can move information and who controls the interface.It’s only natural that people also
A Brief History of the Bloomberg Terminal
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Financial markets have always relied on timely information, and the drive for timeliness has always adapted to the latest technology. From clipper ships transiting the oceans to telegraph wires connecting cities to fiber-optic cables conducting trades in microseconds, traders have embraced any advantage to get the most up-to-date information. Indeed, the history of finance is really a story about how fast you can move information and who controls the interface.It’s only natural that people also
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