Is shaving a few milliseconds off your trading time worth $300 million? Back in 2010, Spread Networks finished the construction of a new high-speed fiber optic cable connecting financial markets in New York and Chicago. Whereas previous connections between the two financial centers zigzagged along railroad tracks, around mountains, etc., Spread Networks’ cable was dug in a nearly straight line. What are your thoughts on a project like this? Let me know in the comments and follow for more! #quant