Rust High-Frequency Quantitative Trading

Jul 26, 2026 · Operations

Tuning C‑states, P‑states and CPU Frequency for Low‑Latency High‑Frequency Trading

This article explains how to reduce latency in high‑frequency trading by understanding C‑state sleep depths and P‑state frequency scaling, identifying which cores are affected, checking OS control over power management, and applying kernel parameters, PM‑QoS limits, and governor settings, with concrete commands, examples, and AWS instance considerations.