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by jwestbury 993 days ago
Loads of quant and HFT funds run their trading software on Windows.
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shric 993 days ago
Can you name some, I'm curious. I assume you mean the actual trading software not just the UIs?
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gumballindie 993 days ago
Loads of people do silly things :-) In all seriousness use the best tool for the task at hand, but Linux is easier to fine tune for demanding loads.
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