US market data volumes peak above 5M/sec for the first time
The debt ceiling debate and now the S&P downgrade are driving huge headlines and unprecedented market activity. Last week market data rates across the US markets broke new ground by peaking at over 5 million messages a second for the first time. That blew away the previous record (4.2 million messages a second in May) by 20%. Somebody get the oxygen tanks! Since Thursday, US market data...read more