The exchange colos are not in the same space as the physical trading floor. E.g. for U.S. equities, the NYSE trading floor is in NYC, but the machinery for all the major exchanges (barring CHX, I believe) is in northern New Jersey.
"front run any trades before they actually happen between the party holding the equity and the one who will leave with it for the night."
Front running is illegal, and as a prop trader it's not physically possible. In order to front run an order, you have to be in the path between the order originator and the exchange.
The exchange colos are not in the same space as the physical trading floor. E.g. for U.S. equities, the NYSE trading floor is in NYC, but the machinery for all the major exchanges (barring CHX, I believe) is in northern New Jersey.
"front run any trades before they actually happen between the party holding the equity and the one who will leave with it for the night."
Front running is illegal, and as a prop trader it's not physically possible. In order to front run an order, you have to be in the path between the order originator and the exchange.