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OrderMatchingEngine
Lock-free C++ order matching engine for high-frequency trading
What it is
A lock-free order matching engine written in C++ for high-frequency trading scenarios. Its author describes it as production-grade and reports very high order throughput. Quant developers and trading system engineers who want to study matching engine design or low-latency techniques are the target users. Throughput figures come from the author's own benchmarks, so measure performance on your own hardware and workload.
At a glance
Research onlyOur rating, based on popularity, maintenance and how ready it is for real use.
| Best for | Professional quants |
|---|---|
| Used for | Backtesting, Live trading |
| Markets | Multi-market |
| Stack | C++ |
| Learning curve | Steep learning curve |
| Practical value | Medium practical value |
| Cost | Free and open source |
| Hardware | No GPU needed |
| Maintenance | Last commit 49 days ago |
GitHub stars, last 30 days
Daily snapshots since 2026-09-28 (up to 30 days): 0 over the period, now 169. Gaps mean no snapshot was taken that day.
A production-grade, lock-free, high-frequency trading matching engine achieving 150M+ orders/sec.
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