Philadelphia
A fast, low-latency Financial Information Exchange (FIX) protocol library for the JVM.
What is Philadelphia?
Philadelphia is a Financial Information Exchange (FIX) protocol library for the JVM, designed to facilitate fast and reliable communication with financial systems like stock exchanges and brokerage firms. It implements the FIX protocol standards, enabling developers to build trading applications, market data feeds, and order execution systems. The library focuses on minimizing latency and memory overhead to support high-frequency and algorithmic trading environments.
Java developers building trading platforms, financial middleware, or connectivity solutions for exchanges and brokers. It is also suitable for quantitative analysts and firms requiring low-latency FIX protocol integration.
Developers choose Philadelphia for its emphasis on performance, with features like non-blocking I/O and zero memory allocation during message handling, ensuring predictable latency. As an open-source library, it provides a cost-effective, customizable alternative to commercial FIX engines, with support for multiple FIX versions and a modular design.
Overview
Fast FIX protocol library for the JVM
Use Cases
Best For
- Building low-latency trading systems that connect to stock exchanges
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