{"id":241028,"date":"2024-07-08T23:19:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/cosmic-rays-can-help-synchronise-the-global-financial-system\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:11","slug":"cosmic-rays-can-help-synchronise-the-global-financial-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/cosmic-rays-can-help-synchronise-the-global-financial-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmic rays can help synchronise the global financial system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"New York Stock Exchange\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08185234\/SEI_211282662.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2438845\" data-caption=\"The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street\" data-credit=\"Hans-Werner Rodrian \/ Alamy\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Hans-Werner Rodrian \/ Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cosmic ray particles capable of penetrating even the densest buildings or underground structures can provide an essentially foolproof timing system for synchronising high-frequency trades in the world\u2019s international stock exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>High-frequency trading is a method involving powerful computers that allows traders to analyse markets and make large numbers of profitable transactions each second \u2013 and in order to work, the method requires stock exchanges to be synchronised with nanosecond precision. 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