Institution-Grade Trading Platform

Complete trading system covering matching, market-making, risk & margin, accounts & clearing for a leading US securities brokerage firm.

Project Information

Client: US Securities Brokerage Firm
Date: 2024
Category: Trading Systems

Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis

Key Features

High-frequency matching engine
Real-time risk management
Margin & collateral management
Multi-asset clearing system
SEC regulatory compliance automation

Challenge & Solution

Challenge:

Building a system capable of processing millions of trades per second while maintaining SEC compliance and data integrity across multiple US markets.

Solution:

Implemented a microservices architecture with event-driven design, using Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and snapshot + incremental protocols for data consistency.

Result

Achieved sub-millisecond latency for trade execution and 99.99% uptime with zero data loss incidents, fully SEC compliant.

Institution-Grade Trading Platform