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To: axial who wrote (39663)	9/17/2011 4:09:29 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

Re: "We think that a 10-fold increase in costs without any benefits would be considered "detrimental" by most business people." Hear, hear. Irrespective of the context, generally the "one-size-fits-all" mentality has been responsible for incalculable waste in IT for the past twenty some-odd years, due to the underutilized or stranded assets that result. Along with a "pass the Kool-Aid" dynamic it has buoyed some vendors to hegemony while very-oftensapping unwitting-yet-duly-faithful customers' technology budgets unmercifully-dry. ------

To: axial who wrote (39663)	9/17/2011 6:45:44 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Going back four and a half years puts it at, I believe, the very dawn of the penny-spread experiment. It seems to me a more relevant question to ask is if traders are generally improving on the previous era's nickel and dime spreads. All the evidence I've seen/experienced says the answer to that is a resounding "Yes". It then becomes an issue of whether or not the costs of faster access are offset by the improved pricing. The answer to that would be highly contingent on the particulars of any particular trader/shop. Disclaimer: my current startup "has an interest" in this space.