Rust High-Frequency Quantitative Trading

Jan 18, 2026 · Industry Insights

The Battlefield of High‑Frequency Quant Trading: Latency, Colocation, and the Last‑Mile Challenge

The article analyzes how high‑frequency trading performance hinges on minimizing geographic, network, and system latency—through colocation, microwave links, kernel bypass, FPGA acceleration, and server‑level optimizations—while emphasizing that low and stable latency, not just fast code, determines success.