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What are market data gaps and how to deal with them In the world of high-performance trading systems, accurate and timely market data is paramount. Yet even in the most robust infrastructures, market data gapsโmissing or out-of-sequence messagesโare an unavoidable reality. Understanding how they occur, how to detect
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Low-latency programming in HFT isn't about Big-O - it's about cache lines In high-frequency trading, conventional software wisdom often breaks down. We're not optimizing for scalability or code elegance - we're optimizing for nanoseconds. Most systems in HFT are memory-bound, not CPU-bound.
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Why GPUs Are Rarely Used in High-Frequency Trading In many fields - AI, simulations, rendering - GPUs offer massive speedups. But in ultra-low-latency trading, they're rarely the right tool. Here is Why: 1. HFT is driven by latency, not compute throughput. Most high-frequency strategies require a response in
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In HFT, please use static linking. When you're optimizing for nanoseconds, runtime behavior matters more than startup time or convenience. Static linking - especially when combined with native compilation (-march=native, -O3, -mavx, etc.) - offers real runtime performance benefits. Here is the list of static linking benefits:
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How to Find Memory Leaks This short guide covers two fast and effective ways to find memory leaks: This short guide covers two fast and effective ways to find memory leaks: (1) using pidstat to monitor memory growth, and (2) using gdb to trace memory allocations by setting a breakpoint
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Direct Market Access (DMA) 101 Direct Market Access (DMA) allows traders to send orders directly to an exchange without needing an intermediary broker to re-enter the order manually. It is essential for firms aiming for speed, control, and competitive advantage in modern markets. This guide covers what you need to
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๐ Venomous Sub-Micro Speed for the Year of the Snake ๐ As the Lunar New Year of the Snake begins, NanoConda sets a new standard for ultra-low-latency tradingโdelivering ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐-๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ software round-trip CME performance with: * โ ๐๐ซ๐-๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค system with real-time monitoring and management * โ A ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ for active risk control, accessible to both clearing
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5 Quick Wins for Ultra-Low-Latency Systems When optimizing for lowest latencies, small tweaks can make a huge difference. Here are 5 quick wins that everyone should know: 1. Use Prefetching โ If you know youโll be accessing memory soon, use __builtin_prefetch in C++ to bring it into cache early.
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How to Pick the Right Hardware for HFT This is a very common question and something you probably need to know right away. The answer depends on your budget and exchange setup, but if speed mattersโand youโre not looking to blow your trading principal on FPGAsโhereโs
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5 Surprising Lessons from Achieving Sub-Microsecond RT Latency When writing code for low-latency trading, many "well-known best practices" must be ignoredโor even reversed. What works in theory often collapses in real-world performance. 1. Atomics Lie After extensive testing, the only atomic that remained in our code was