Chapter 9: Java and JVM for Low-Latency Systems
When people think about high-frequency trading (HFT), Java does not often come to mind. The Java virtual machine (JVM) warm-up, the fact that it is running on a virtual machine, and the infamous garbage collector have been big deterrents for programmers. However, if you smartly understand those limitations and code, Java can be used in a low-latency environment. You will then be able to benefit from all the advantages that come with Java:
- A very active and deep offering of free third-party libraries.
- Write it once, and compile and run it everywhere.
- Greater stability, avoiding the infamous segmentation fault due to bad memory management.
In this chapter, you will learn how to tune Java for HFT. ...
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