Ten seconds. Maya’s screen flickered.
By midday, Maya’s team was profitable. By close, they had outperformed every firm that had “won” the speed race. eagler imc
She grabbed the red emergency line. “Jenkins, pull the legacy execution handler from backup. Now.” Ten seconds
At T+0, markets opened. Eagler IMC saw the opportunity—a sudden drop in crude oil due to a tanker reroute—but the legacy handler took 2.8 seconds to execute. Maya’s team was profitable. By close
“That’s three seconds of extra latency,” Jenkins warned. “We’ll be slower than dial-up.”
She had two choices: abort the launch and lose millions in projected first-day gains, or risk a manual override.
