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The Future of Rust in High-Frequency Trading

Published on November 5, 2024 by Matthias Weber

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# The Unmatched Speed of Rust

Rust is rapidly becoming the go-to language for systems programming where performance and safety are paramount. Its unique ownership model prevents data races at compile time, eliminating a whole class of bugs common in C++.

Why Finance?

  • In high-frequency trading (HFT), nanoseconds matter. Rust offers:
  • Zero-cost abstractions
  • Fearless concurrency
  • Predictable performance

This makes it ideal for building trading engines like **Rust Rocket**.

fn main() {
    println!("Hello, financial world!");
}

Our journey with Rust has been transformative, allowing us to build systems that are both incredibly fast and remarkably stable.