[IMG]http://www.theeca.com/newsletters/GeForce_gts_160m.jpg[/IMG]Videogame technology is being adapted by Wall Street in a bid to speed up the execution of trades.

A [URL=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471204575210770522676744.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines]Wall Street Journal story[/URL] claims that more and more firms are implementing field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), graphics processing units (GPUs) and cell processors (like in the PlayStation 3)—technology taken from the aerospace, medical and gaming fields—as they attempt to shave microseconds off of transactions.

The newer technologies take pressure off a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) and operating system, allowing computers to operate faster.

Technology introduced by Nvidia a few years back is making the task a bit easier: [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/04/30/wall-street%E2%80%99s-need-speed-involves-game-tech][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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