Deterministic C++: Bare-Metal Memory Management and Lock-Free Architecture for High-Frequency Trading. (High-Performance C++ Engineering)
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2026
- Softcover
- New
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
AbeBooks seller since October 27, 2023
Condition: New
£ 27.25
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Print on Demand.
Seller Inventory # I-9798196247866
- Title
- Deterministic C++: Bare-Metal Memory Management and Lock-Free Architecture for High-Frequency Trading. (High-Performance C++ Engineering)
- Author
- S. Lightner, Billie
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798196247866
- Series
- Book 10 of 11: High-Performance C++ Engineering
In High-Frequency Trading, average speed is a lie. The only metric that matters is determinism. If your trading engine suffers from "long tail" latency, those unpredictable spikes caused by the OS scheduler, cache misses, or the heap, you’ve already lost the trade. Deterministic C++ is the definitive, bare-metal engineering manual for developers who need to strip away every layer of non-determinism from their systems.
Moving far beyond standard application development, this book dives into the "Physics of Determinism." You will learn to bypass the General Purpose Heap, manipulate the C++20/23 memory model for lock-free execution, and implement kernel-bypass networking to move data from the wire to your order book in nanoseconds. This is the 2026 roadmap for building hardware-aware, zero-jitter software.
Inside, you will discover:
- The Physics of Determinism: Map C++ execution directly to CPU cycles and eliminate the "Variance Trap" that destroys HFT profitability.
- Hardware-Centric Optimization: Master cache-line awareness, branch prediction noise reduction, and NUMA-aware thread pinning for multi-socket mastery.
- Bare-Metal Memory: Why malloc and new are your enemies. Build custom pool allocators and stack-based patterns for zero-fragmentation, O(1) allocation.
- Lock-Free & Wait-Free Mastery: Deep dive into atomic operations, acquire/release barriers, and the SPSC/MPMC patterns that eliminate OS-level context switching.
- Operating System Bypass: Implement DPDK and Solarflare OpenOnload to move data directly from the NIC to user-space, bypassing the TCP/IP stack entirely.
- Precision Benchmarking: Use Hardware-Assisted Timestamping and PTP (Precision Time Protocol) to measure the "unmeasurable" and optimize the 99.99th percentile.
- Hardware-Software Co-Design: Explore FPGA-hybrid architectures and the physical limits of optical interconnects.
Engineered for the performance architect who needs the absolute fastest reference at their fingertips:
- C++ Memory Order Reference: A quick-lookup guide for atomic ordering in high-pressure production environments.
- BIOS & Kernel Tuning Checklist: The definitive "Isolate CPU" and "No-HZ" configuration guide for hardened trading servers.
- Low-Latency Networking Cheat Sheet: Essential boilerplate for DPDK initialization and zero-copy serialization.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
California Books
Miami, FL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since October 27, 2023
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 3 to 7 business days | 2 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 0.00 | £ 9.07 |
Payment methods
Store description
We have 20 years experience selling books worldwide! Friendly customer support. Your satisfaction guaranteed!
Specialty
All authorized categoriesSeller's business information
Miramar International Services LLC
FL, U.S.A.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to California Books, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.