Hedge funds and bank trading desks are pouring unprecedented sums into such computers to find faster and more inventive ways to outsmart their rivals.

• 对冲基金和银行的交易部门正在倾注空前规模的巨额资金,为自己装备这样的电脑,以便用更加迅速、更加创新的方式战胜自己的竞争对手。