Java can be used for ultra lowest latency HFT!
From Mr FPGA so thank him for this but you need to hack the bleep out of the JVM. Sounds joyful
Download from Azul_Systems_Trading_Chicago_2013_presentation.pdf
http://sourceforge.net/projects/high-frequency-stuff/files/?source=navbar
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