BAML's Walker: It's Not All About Speed

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Speed is not all the matters, according to panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit in London.

During a panel discussion comparing the pros and cons of technologies such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and Java, Tony Walker, director of EMEA execution services at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), said the overall speed of a technology is not of the utmost importance.

Instead, he says the key is to be able to find technology that can provide a differentiator in a commoditized market where a lot of firms boast similar capabilities. But, he stresses, it has to be worth the

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