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by gumby 3494 days ago
I don't understand what you mean about "lucky". Anybody can. I have had a rack of colo servers which I use for personal stuff for the last 15 years. In an AWS world it's in some ways absurd, but some things are easier this way.

Perhaps I missed the point you were making?

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I think he's referring to traders paying for colocation in the exchange data centre.
Precisely, and money isn't the only factor here. Your contacts, your firm's contacts and your trade volumes (amongst other things) can get result in you getting preferential treatment.
Thanks, I could not see that implication. I guess it shows what field I do not work in :-)