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by karma_vaccum123 3573 days ago
You are always partially in someone else's hands unless you happen to own a private, dedicated connection to your client.
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Sure, but partially != fully

And you can run a dedicated, private client if you want for most services.

> You are always partially in someone else's hands unless you happen to own a private, dedicated connection to your client.

A listenable connection to your client is entirely different than handing your entire infrastructure and data to a third-party. I fail to see the merit of putting your whole business in the hands of a potential competitor.

Welcome to HFT.
HFT?
High Frequency Trading? Where everything is proprietary and self-contained?