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by bitcharmer 2215 days ago
Prometheus was another option but millisecond-precise timestamps are a deal breaker in my field.
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benraskin92 2215 days ago
That makes sense -- have you taken a look at M3DB (https://www.m3db.io/)?
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amenod 2215 days ago
Curious, would microseconds suffice? Or are we talking about higher precision still?
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simcop2387 2215 days ago
Very likely they need nanosecond precision, https://www.thetradenews.com/fintech-firms-reduce-trading-ti...
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bitcharmer 2214 days ago
Just like the sibling comment indicated, we (HFT, algo trading) need nanosecond precision for some metrics.
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