IBM's Quantum Computers Just Beat Wall Street At Its Own Game

British mega-bank HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) just achieved something remarkable with quantum computers from IBM (NYSE: IBM) -- 34% better predictions in bond trading using real market data. The companies announced this result in separate press releases this week, referencing a joint research paper with the thrilling title "Enhanced fill probability estimates in institutional algorithmic bond trading using statistical learning algorithms with quantum computers."That may sound drier than an Arizona doorknob, but it's actually kind of a big deal. This isn't another "quantum will change everything in 10 years" story -- IBM can deliver something modestly useful today.HSBC and IBM achieved significantly stronger prediction results on current quantum hardware, using data from over a million real trades. HSBC says they're "on the cusp" of actually using the underlying system in day-to-day operations.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool