The Question
DesignLow-Latency Stock Exchange Design
Design a high-performance electronic trading platform capable of matching buy and sell orders with microsecond-level determinism. The system should support standard order types, ensure strict price-time priority, and remain resilient to component failures while maintaining a complete audit trail of all transactions.
LMAX Disruptor
In-Memory Matching Engine
Kafka
Redis
Event Sourcing
February 25, 2026