SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (14823)2/28/2007 5:36:25 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217549
 
That's the official version. My point is that: Why Index calculation is not done in real time under any circumnstaces?

It is similar to TV broadcasting live but with a few seconds delay. If the bra of the lady drops during the event, the TV director cuts the part and the audience do not miss a bit.

There might have been sudden drops before but they have been always smoothed out by the filter that caps the drop.

I never heard of a billing system of a telephone operator not charging calls because they have busy hours call attempts overflowing the switch. When the subject is money there is nothing- absolutely nothing- left to chance.
"Dropping 300 points in a few seconds is simply unacceptable