MediumStochastic Processes
Two Poisson Streams
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Orders from exchange A arrive as a Poisson process at 3 per second, and independently from exchange B at 2 per second. What is the probability that the next order to arrive comes from exchange A?
Approach
Race two exponential clocks and ask which rings first.
Answer
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