Cray Supercomputer?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by skepticaltrader, Dec 14, 2005.

  1. skepticaltrader

    skepticaltrader Guest


    Actually the thread wasn't a joke, but some of the posters thought it was.

    I was bascially trying to find out if large Hedge Funds run their algorithms on these type of computers?

    The Cray Supercomputer is used to model and predict global climates and weather patterns into the future, why couldn't it be used to predict stock prices or market action into the future? The Cray could look back through countless amounts of historical data and determine a "what if" scenario. They say that history repeats itself.

    I know that these computers are very expensive, but then again some of these large Hedge funds could easily buy one to run all their many diffferent algorithms.

    Does anyone else see any use for the Cray other than crunching numbers?
     
    #11     Dec 15, 2005
  2. Most - but not all - finance problems can be run on parallel computing clusters at lower cost than on a cray - hence the reason crays are far less popular today than 20 years ago. Some problems still require its processor architecture and for those they are still invaluable.
     
    #12     Dec 15, 2005
  3. FredBloggs

    FredBloggs Guest

    most hedge funds buy dell - like everyone else.

    :D

    personally, i used to have access to a cray. it was great for surfing porn on the internet - it could find the biggest tits in no time at all. other than that, i really couldnt see the point. who cares what the weather is when theres porn :)
     
    #13     Dec 15, 2005
  4. "If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?" - Seymour Cray (1925-1996)
     
    #14     Dec 15, 2005
  5. skepticaltrader

    skepticaltrader Guest

     
    #15     Dec 15, 2005
  6. skepticaltrader

    skepticaltrader Guest

    Excellent quote!!!:)
     
    #16     Dec 15, 2005
  7. :D
     
    #17     Dec 15, 2005
  8. skepticaltrader

    skepticaltrader Guest

    Nice... Where do you get this funny stuff?
     
    #18     Dec 15, 2005
  9. Vague recollections of conversations/texts from years gone by (when I was a grad student), and of course Google! :)
     
    #19     Dec 15, 2005
  10. FredBloggs

    FredBloggs Guest

     
    #20     Dec 15, 2005