Blockchain Infrastructure

Microservices Architecture for High-Frequency Trading

Designing and implementing a microservices-based architecture for high-frequency trading systems.

ðŸ‘Ī Ironaddicteddog 📅 July 2, 2025 ⏱ïļ 5 min read
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System Requirements

High-frequency trading systems demand:

  • Latency: < 1ms end-to-end
  • Throughput: 100,000+ orders/second
  • Reliability: 99.99% uptime\n\n## Architecture Design
graph LR A[Market Data Feed] --> B[Data Processor] B --> C[Signal Generator] C --> D[Order Manager] D --> E[Risk Engine] E --> F[Execution Engine]

Service Communication

sequenceDiagram participant MD as Market Data participant SG as Signal Generator participant OM as Order Manager participant EE as Execution Engine MD->>SG: Price Update SG->>OM: Trading Signal OM->>EE: Execute Order

Performance Optimization

Component Target Latency Achieved
Market Data Processing 50Ξs 45Ξs
Signal Generation 100Ξs 95Ξs
Order Management 200Ξs 180Ξs