Hi All,
The *sort() *command in R has two methods (method specification is an
optional parameter)
1.shell sort(default)
2.quick sort
and order() has 1 extra method
3.radix sort.

In our multicore architecture we have some optimized implementations of
several sorting methods like Bitonic sort that is not supported by R.It is
faster than quick sort in most cases in our architecture.

I have two questions in this regard with respect to financial domain.

How much sorting is used in this domain?
In those cases what type of sorting is used?
Will it help if a seperate R command for bitonic sort is implemented and
override the default one?
Are there any specific packages used by Financial sector where optimized
sorting techniques have been implemented?

Thanks and Regards,
Subramanian R.
India.

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