Challenges

Microseconds over distance

Trading link: Chicago to New Jersey

DifficultyStages: 0 / 4
  1. Colocate the order gateway
  2. Fiber to New Jersey
  3. Microwave towers
  4. Rain fade and fast failover
  5. Final test

A trading firm sends orders to the futures exchange near Chicago and to the stock exchanges in New Jersey, 1,190 km away. Each stage takes microseconds or milliseconds off the order path, and the last one keeps the orders flowing in a storm.

Final testA second storm crosses the tower route for 90 s. Your final board runs again with a new seed.

The system, stage by stageTap, drag or use arrow keys to step through the stages

Stage 4 of 4 · 7 parts given · lab events only

City 3CPU core 2Radio tower 2

Progress on this page stays on this device.

Product names belong to their owners. Cogore is not affiliated with them.