Go beyond DSA and interview puzzles.
Learn the systems topics that are hard to pick up from scattered videos and textbooks, then build projects you can talk about in HFT interviews.
HFT CORE SYSTEMS
Learn C++, systems and low latency for HFT.
A hands-on course for people who want to understand how fast trading systems are actually built. Learn C++, CPU and memory, Linux, networking, concurrency, market microstructure, market data, order entry, execution, risk and tick-to-trade design.
For college students, job seekers and software engineers who want to break into HFT and can see themselves building performance-critical systems.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The skills behind serious HFT engineering.
C++Write fast, predictable C++
Memory layout, allocation, object lifetime, containers, parsing, SIMD and performance.
SYSTEMSUnderstand the machine
CPU caches, NUMA, Linux scheduling, interrupts, memory, clocks and measurement.
LOW LATENCYMeasure before you optimize
Distributions, percentiles, tail latency, benchmarking, networking and packet paths.
HFTUnderstand the trading system
Market microstructure, order books, market data, execution, risk, replay and recovery.
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WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
If HFT is where you want to go, this gives you a path.
Move from general software into low-latency systems.
Add deeper C++, Linux, networking, concurrency and trading-system knowledge to the engineering experience you already have.
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WHAT YOU WILL BUILD
Learn by building systems, measuring them and explaining your choices.
BENCHMARKINGPerformance lab
Measure latency correctly with clocks, distributions, histograms, counters and reproducible experiments.
NETWORKINGLow-latency receiver
Compare Linux packet paths and understand the cost from the NIC to your application.
TRADINGMarket-data and order systems
Decode feeds, maintain book state, model orders and executions, enforce risk and recover from faults.
CAPSTONETick-to-trade system
Bring the pieces together into one project you can use to explain your engineering decisions.
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HFT ENGINEERING ROADMAP
A focused path from low-level systems to HFT interviews.
01Measurement + probability basicsDistributions · percentiles · tail latency · benchmark confidence↗02CPU + memory systemsCaches · branch prediction · TLBs · NUMA · memory bandwidth↗03Linux for low latencyScheduling · affinity · interrupts · memory · host tuning↗04Networking + packet pathsUDP · multicast · sockets · AF_XDP · DPDK · NIC locality↗05Low-latency C++Memory layout · allocation · parsing · SIMD · fixed-point types↗06Concurrency + lock-free engineeringAtomics · memory ordering · queues · reclamation · contention↗07Markets + microstructureOrders · venues · spreads · matching · product vocabulary · order books↗08Market data + execution + riskFeeds · sequencing · order entry · executions · limits · reconciliation↗09Tick-to-trade + production systemsArchitecture · latency attribution · recovery · observability · operations↗10HFT interviews + job preparationC++/DSA coding · systems design · mock interviews · resume + portfolio↗
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HFT CORE SYSTEMS
Build the C++ and systems depth you need for HFT.
Study the full path from low-level performance to market microstructure and trading systems, then turn the work into portfolio evidence and stronger interview conversations.