[LEAPSECS] Cost: getting rid of GMT & discontinuing leap seconds

[Warner Losh]

> Another place where seconds are important is the stock market.  I

> don't know the details.  Obviously it doesn't matter what time scale

> they use as long as everybody uses the same one.  (and the legal

> paperwork says it's OK)


According to my friends who work for various Wall Street firms, UTC is
the mandated time scale.

Warner