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Java is used in HFT, and for the variant where it is not fast enough, general purpose CPUs are not fast enough so not even hand-written assembly can compete any

by kaba0 4y ago

Java is used in HFT, and for the variant where it is not fast enough, general purpose CPUs are not fast enough so not even hand-written assembly can compete anymore. They use FPGAs for that kind.

likeabbas 4y ago
Java is used in HFT for markets that have a time window, but only because they tune the GC to never kick in during market hours