Also see: > http://martinfowler.com/articles/lmax.html http://martinfowler.com/articles/lmax.html >http://lmax-exchange.github.io/disruptor/files/Disruptor-1.

Also see: > http://martinfowler.com/articles/lmax.html http://martinfowler.com/articles/lmax.html >http://lmax-exchange.github.io/disruptor/files/Disruptor-1.0.pdf http://lmax-exchange.github.io/disruptor/files/Disruptor-1.0... and > http://www.infoq.com/presentations/LMAX http://www.infoq.com/presentations/LMAX for more information on the data structure. I've spent the past week modifying our infrastructure to use this ring buffer instead of standard locks and CAS and its been a great experience. It's not often your trading system can get a 3-5% bump in speed so you learn to enjoy these moments.