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IMC Trading Solutions from IMC Trading
Advanced algorithmic trading platform, high-frequency market making technology, statistical arbitrage tools, options pricing models, risk management systems, and low-latency market connectivity.
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Automated Market Making Algorithms for Market Making/Proprietary Trading
Software implementing strategies for providing liquidity while managing inventory risk across various market conditions.
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Order Management
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Order Entry Speed The time required to submit an order into the market from the system. |
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Order Modification Supports on-the-fly modification of existing live orders. |
Platform is described as featuring advanced algorithmic trading technology and high-frequency trading (HFT) capabilities, which necessitate order modification capabilities. | |
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Order Cancellation Speed The time required to cancel an existing order from the market. |
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Bulk Order Handling Ability to handle large volumes of order messages per second. |
undefined High-frequency market making and low-latency tech explicitly imply handling large bulk order message volumes. |
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Order Routing Flexibility Supports routing orders to multiple venues or exchanges. |
High-frequency and market making across venues requires flexible order routing. | |
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Iceberg/Reserve Orders Supports submission of partial-displayed (iceberg) orders. |
Options pricing models and advanced order types usually include iceberg/reserve orders for sophisticated strategies. | |
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Order Duration Types Supports various order time-in-force types (IOC, FOK, GTC, etc). |
HFT/market making requires diverse order durations (IOC, FOK, GTC, etc) for optimal performance. | |
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Automated Order Throttling Limits order rate automatically to comply with venue or regulatory constraints. |
Automated risk management and speed limit adherence are standard in advanced HFT platforms. | |
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Order State Tracking Maintains real-time states of all active, pending, and completed orders. |
Systems track active, pending, filled, canceled states as a baseline for algorithmic control. | |
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Cancel/Replace Functionality Supports rapid cancel-and-replace operations for active orders. |
High-frequency and algorithmic strategies depend on rapid cancel/replace functionality. | |
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Cross-venue Synchronization Synchronizes order book across all accessed venues. |
Cross-venue market making requires up-to-date synchronization across multiple venues. | |
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Order Sequencing Consistency Maintains order of operations for audit and disaster recovery. |
Consistent order sequencing is essential for audit/disaster recovery in professional trading. | |
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Quote Chasing Prevention Automatically stops quote adjustments to prevent unnecessary market noise. |
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Pricing and Quoting
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Dynamic Spread Adjustment Automatically widens or narrows spreads based on market volatility. |
Advanced quoting includes dynamic spread adjustment based on market conditions and volatility. | |
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Fair Value Calculation Algorithmically computes a fair value anchor for quoting. |
Options pricing/fair value models are stated; thus, fair value calculation is supported. | |
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Customizable Pricing Models Allows integration of proprietary or third-party pricing models. |
Support for custom/complex pricing models is a listed core capability. | |
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Smart Pricing Response to Trades Adjusts quotes instantly in response to executed trades or aggressive order flow. |
Immediate quote adjustment on trades is a necessity for market making and HFT traders. | |
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Quote Frequency Number of quote updates per second system can handle. |
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Latency Sensitivity Adaptation Adapts quoting speed and aggressiveness based on latency measurements. |
Adaptive quoting speed in response to latency is common in modern high-frequency market making. | |
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Multi-Asset Quoting Supports simultaneous quoting across multiple symbols or asset classes. |
Product is multi-asset and venue, so simultaneous quoting across assets is implied. | |
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Auto-Quote Pausing Pauses quoting in response to failed checks or detected anomalies. |
Trading risk controls (anomalies/failed checks) are industry standard in institutional HFT. | |
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External Reference Integration Uses external prices or indices for quoting (e.g., consolidated tape, futures fair value). |
Integration with external reference prices for index/futures-arb or consolidated feeds is typical in market making. | |
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Quote Size Flexibility Supports dynamically varying quote sizes based on risk, inventory, or market conditions. |
Market makers vary quoting size on inventory/risk - a necessity for robust strategy. | |
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Multiple Quoting Strategies Supports a range of quoting paradigms (constant spread, skewed, etc.). |
Supports multiple quoting strategies per vendor documentation. | |
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Price Tiers/Tranches Can place quotes at multiple price levels simultaneously. |
Platform includes price tranching and multi-level quoting for options and other assets. |
Risk and Inventory Management
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Real-Time Position Monitoring Tracks current net and gross position in real time. |
Real-time net/gross position tracking is essential for market making, and platform is said to have comprehensive risk management. | |
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Inventory Targeting Aims to maintain targeted inventory levels using algorithmic adjustments. |
Maintenance of target inventory is a primary function for statistical/arbitrage and market making. | |
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Automated Exposure Limits Automatically prevents further trading when defined position or risk limits are breached. |
Automated risk management directly implies enforcement of exposure/trading limits. | |
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PNL Tracking (Realized & Unrealized) Tracks both realized and unrealized profit and loss instantly. |
Comprehensive PNL tracking (realized/unrealized) is standard in pro trading tech. | |
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Hedging Integration Supports automatic or semi-automatic hedging of exposures (e.g., with futures or correlated assets). |
Automatic/semi-automatic hedging of exposures is described among features. | |
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Kill Switch / Emergency Off Support instant halt of quoting and trading in emergencies. |
Risk management and emergency kill switches are standard for HFT/risk control. | |
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Drawdown Protection Locks trading if loss exceeds pre-defined drawdown thresholds. |
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Position Skewing Adjusts spread/skew to encourage flow in desired direction for inventory rebalancing. |
Spread and quoting are commonly skewed for inventory rebalancing in sophisticated trading platforms. | |
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Limit Order Risk Checks Prevents risky orders based on risk limits (price, size, notional). |
Limit order risk checks described as part of risk management suite. | |
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Alerting/Notification System Customizable alerts for position, PNL, and risk limit breaches. |
Alerting and notifications for positions/risk is baseline functionality. | |
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Position Decay Controls Automated position unwinding or reduction as risk increases. |
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Intraday & Overnight Limit Separation Different risk settings for intraday versus overnight positions. |
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Inventory Valuation Models Utilizes mark-to-market or theoretical pricing for inventory. |
No information available |
Connectivity & Market Access
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Low-Latency Market Data Support Receives and processes exchange market data feeds at minimal latency. |
Low-latency market connectivity is an explicitly stated core product feature. | |
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API Protocol Support Supports industry-standard APIs (FIX, native binary, proprietary). |
FIX/native/proprietary API access is expected for multi-venue HFT execution. | |
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Multi-Venue Access Connects to and trades on multiple exchanges and alternative venues. |
Multi-exchange/proprietary trading requires multi-venue access; core to institutional trading. | |
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Redundant Connectivity Offers failover and backup connections to minimize downtime. |
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Direct Market Access (DMA) Supports direct order entry and receipt of market data from venues. |
Direct Market Access (DMA) is a core feature of HFT and proprietary trading. | |
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Co-Location Compatibility Designed to run in co-located data centers near exchanges. |
IMC operates out of colocation centers globally, supporting co-location for ultra-low latency. | |
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Data Throughput Capacity Handles large inbound/outbound data rates. |
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Exchange Drop Copy Integration Accepts drop copy feeds for reconciliation and resilience. |
Drop copy is typical for recon/resilience in institutional trading setups. | |
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Protocol Versioning Support Supports multiple or evolving exchange protocol versions. |
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Gateway Hot Reload Allows gateway or connection parameters to be updated without downtime. |
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Smart Venue Selection/Rerouting Automatically reroutes orders based on venue conditions (latency, quality, fees). |
Smart routing/venue selection featured as part of latency-sensitive strategy optimizations. |
Market Data Handling
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Tick-to-Trade Latency Elapsed time from market data tick receipt to order response. |
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Real-Time Depth Handling Processes full order book depth from venues. |
Processing full order book depth needed for algorithmic/market making strategies. | |
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Historical Data Storage Stores normalized trade and quote data for backtesting and analysis. |
Historical data storage/backtest platform mentioned as part of trading solution capabilities. | |
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Market Data Normalization Standardizes data across different venues/formats. |
Standardizes and normalizes market data as part of multi-venue connectivity. | |
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Data Snapshot and Recording Regularly snapshots book state for replay or disaster recovery. |
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Quote/Trade Event Filtering Filters or rate-limits market data events to avoid information overload. |
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Event-Driven Architecture Handles updates via event-driven programming for responsiveness. |
Event-driven architecture is emphasized in high-frequency and low-latency systems. | |
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Market Data Replay Replays data for simulation and forensic purposes. |
Data replay for research/simulation is standard in advanced trading architectures. | |
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Data Feed Redundancy Supports failover between multiple independent market data feeds. |
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Custom Data Transformation Allows custom calculation or filtering on inbound streams. |
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Algorithmic Strategy Management
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Strategy Library Supports multiple algorithmic strategies, both built-in and custom. |
Supports a strategy library for algos, as per product description. | |
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Parameter Tuning Interface Lets users adjust algorithmic parameters in real time. |
Real-time parameter tuning is a must-have for statistical/arbitrage algorithmic desks. | |
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Multiple Parallel Strategies Runs several algorithmic strategies on the same or different instruments concurrently. |
Parallel execution across markets/instruments with multiple algos is part of product offering. | |
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Real-Time Performance Metrics Live reporting of each strategy's KPIs (fill rate, edge, win/loss, Sharpe ratio, etc.). |
Live reporting and real-time metrics for strategies is necessary and typical in HFT systems. | |
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Strategy Hot Reload Allows algorithmic strategies to be updated without downtime. |
Hot-reloading algos/strategies without downtime is critical in advanced deployments. | |
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Strategy Version Control Tracks changes, rollbacks, and testing for all strategy deployments. |
Version control and strategy rollbacks are required for institutional soundness. | |
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Risk Profile Per Strategy Supports unique risk and trading limits on a per-strategy basis. |
Each strategy typically has risk profile settings in professional trading software. | |
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Strategy Scheduling Can enable/disable specific strategies based on schedule or conditions. |
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Backtesting Integration Seamlessly integrates with historical data for offline testing. |
Backtesting integration is mentioned as included as part of advanced toolkit. | |
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Paper Trading Mode Supports simulation against live markets without risking capital. |
Paper trading or simulated environments are customary for advanced algo testbeds. |
Analytics and Reporting
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Real-Time PNL Reporting Instantaneous reporting of mark-to-market and realized PNL. |
Real-time PNL reporting is essential for live strategy management. | |
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Order and Trade Audit Trail Comprehensive logs for all orders, modifications, and executions. |
Audit trails for orders, fate, and changes are required (compliance/institutional). | |
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Intraday and Historical Reports Generates custom period performance and compliance reports. |
No information available | |
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Regulatory Reporting Support Builds required reports for regulatory compliance (e.g., MIFID, SEC rules). |
No information available | |
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User Activity Heuristics Tracks and analyzes user/operator system interactions. |
No information available | |
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Customizable Dashboards Interactive dashboards for monitoring system and trading performance. |
Interactive dashboards are considered baseline for institutional-grade trading software. | |
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Data Export / API Access Exports analytics/reports or access them via secure APIs. |
Institutional clients demand secure, API-based export of analytics and reports. | |
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Error/Incident Logging Captures and reports errors, exceptions, and incidents with context. |
Operational event/error/incident logging is an industry standard for HFT environments. | |
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Latency Analysis Tools Provides latency and timing breakdowns for every order and market data event. |
Latency analysis tools expected in low-latency/HFT offerings. | |
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Trade Cost Analysis Breakdown of slippage, realized spreads, and trading costs. |
No information available |
Latency and Performance Optimization
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End-to-End Roundtrip Latency Measures total time for market event to order action and back. |
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Tail Latency Metrics Reports and manages P99 and P99.9 latency outliers. |
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Deterministic Execution Algorithmic and system performance is predictable and consistent. |
Deterministic execution and predictable/predictable latency are core to HFT platforms. | |
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Core Affinity/Pinning Supports CPU affinity and process pinning for low-latency workloads. |
HFT requires fine-grained process pinning/core affinity for ultra-low latency. | |
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Hardware Acceleration Support Supports offloading to FPGAs or GPUs for speedup. |
IMC's low-latency stack involves hardware acceleration (FPGA, GPU) where possible. | |
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Multithreaded Processing Uses parallelism for handling large throughput. |
Parallelism/multithreading are essential for processing high throughput events. | |
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Performance Benchmarking Framework Tools for testing and benchmarking system under different loads. |
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Adaptive Throttling Automated throttling to manage CPU/network bottlenecks. |
No information available |
Security and Compliance
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User Authentication Methods Supports strong authentication (multi-factor, SSO, biometrics, etc.). |
Strong user authentication protocols (MFA/SSO) are required for institutional tech. | |
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Role-Based Access Control Granular user permissions and access controls. |
Role-based access controls are standard for risk segmentation in trading. | |
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Encrypted Data-at-Rest Sensitive data stored encrypted in persistent storage. |
Data-at-rest encryption is required in modern institutional trading platforms. | |
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Encrypted Data-in-Transit Encryption of market data and order flow over networks. |
Data-in-transit encryption is standard for trade/order/market data flows. | |
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Action Auditing Records and monitors all user/system actions for compliance. |
Comprehensive audit logging for compliance is listed as a feature. | |
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Intrusion Detection Integration Detects and reports possible unauthorized access or anomalies. |
No information available | |
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Change/Release Management Tracks code deployments, changes, and release approvals. |
No information available | |
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Secure API Tokens Manages secure keys/tokens for API integrations. |
API tokens/secure keys are a base requirement for API-based institutional products. | |
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Compliance Workflow Automation Automates recurring compliance tasks, checklists, sign-offs, etc. |
No information available |
Configurability and Extensibility
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Custom Strategy Plug-in Framework Easily add proprietary algorithms as plugins/modules. |
Custom strategy plugin/module framework implicit in statistical/arbitrage and proprietary strategies. | |
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Rules Engine for Parameterization User-definable rules for order/risk/quoting behaviors. |
User-defined rules engines for parametrization and quick responding to changes are a part of customizable solutions. | |
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Custom Data Field Support Store and process additional data fields per order or trade. |
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Scriptable API Allows scripting and automation via language APIs (Python, Java, etc). |
Scriptable APIs for Python, Java, etc., often provided for research/prototyping by trading companies. | |
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Modular System Architecture Add/remove/replace system components modularly. |
System modularity is standard in scalable, extensible HFT trading software. | |
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External System Integration Integrates with accounting, risk, analytics, and OMS/EMS systems. |
Integration with downstream OMS/EMS, risk, and analytics is implied in the ecosystem of IMC solutions. | |
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Custom UI Widgets/Dashboards Add custom data visualization components. |
No information available | |
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Flexible Deployment Options Supports on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments. |
On-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment support standard for large institutional products. | |
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Internationalization/Localization Supports multiple languages, regions, and regulatory regimes. |
No information available |
Monitoring and Operations
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Live System Health Dashboard Visual display of current system health, connections, and alerts. |
Health/monitoring dashboards typical in large multi-venue proprietary operations. | |
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Heartbeat/Liveness Monitoring Detection and alerting for service/process failures. |
Liveness checks/heartbeat monitoring are part of mission-critical operational support. | |
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Automated Alerting/Escalation Configurable notification chains for operational events. |
Automated alerting/escalation for ops support is normal for 24/7 trading environments. | |
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Granular Logging Levels Tunable log verbosity (info, debug, error). |
No information available | |
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API/Service Health Probes Automated checks for endpoint/services health. |
No information available | |
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Hot Configuration Reload Change settings without shutting down or redeploying. |
No information available | |
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Resource Usage Visualization Tracks and displays CPU, memory, network usage in real time. |
Resource usage (CPU, memory, network) visualization is available in most comprehensive HFT solutions' dashboards. | |
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Incident Record Keeping Tracks, time-stamps, and describes operational incidents. |
No information available | |
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Automated Recovery Actions Can take pre-defined steps to recover from known issues. |
No information available |
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