CutThru Technologies

The build-vs-buy dilemma

Every new HFT desk faces the same choice

Firms often build their own connectivity and OMS because no vendor hands over the C++ source code. CutThru gives them the best of both.

Build

Slow

12 to 18 months in-house, plus hiring delays
Each new exchange is new work

Buy

Black box

Closed code and vendor lock-in
Recurring subscription fees

With CutThru

Both

Production-ready, live in weeks
Full C++ source code, yours to keep
One-time payment, no subscription fees

Why CutThru

Built by people who ran HFT technology

Trade sooner

Time to market: 2 weeks on a supported exchange
Skip most of a 12 to 18 month build cycle

Own what you run

Full C++ source code, in a one-time deal
Tailored to your requirements
Build your edge with your own code changes

Built for speed and growth

Low single-digit microsecond wire-to-wire latency
Plug-and-play modular design for new markets and strategies

Your developers spend their time on strategy, not on plumbing.

Three products

Take the whole stack, or the part you need

PRODUCT 1

ULL Full Trading Stack

Market data to order entry, in one application.

Backtest, simulate and trade live on one code path
Strategy Assist: the same market data events and full book access on every exchange, so a strategy is written once
OM Service: OMS, RMS, throttling and smart order routing behind one order API
Multi-asset: equities, derivatives, commodities, FX, crypto, etc.

PRODUCT 2

TickThru Engine

For research and ML modelling: your historical PCAPs become queryable tick and book data.

Exact capture timestamps, configurable L2 / L3 depth
Your choice of database, or a new in-memory one
You own the C++ source code and can modify it in-house

PRODUCT 3

Exchange Connectivity Links

The fastest route to a new exchange for your existing trading system.

Market data and order entry: the same links as in our stack
C++ source code you own

How to engage

Two ways to take the technology

Model 1 · Own the code

Acquire & Build

Live in weeks on a supported exchange
C++ source code is yours to keep and customise
One-time payment, no subscription fees

Model 2 · The alternative

SDK subscription

You focus on strategy, we maintain the stack
Same performance, lower upfront cost
Without source-code exposure

Support after delivery

OPTIONAL

Retainer support

Continuous support for further work, exchange-driven changes and maintenance.

Forward-deployed engineers

Our engineers work onsite with your team, through go-live and beyond.

Choose either, both or neither. The code is yours either way.

Consulting

Fractional CTO and HFT advisory

Senior HFT technology expertise, part-time, for firms building or scaling their own trading technology.

Two ways to work with us

Fractional CTO

Technology leadership for a new or growing desk, without a full-time hire or until you make one. This includes hiring and structuring the engineering team, for example for an MFT firm moving into HFT.

Fractional consultant

Senior HFT expertise for a specific project, working alongside your team.

Typical engagements

Architecture and latency reviews

Find where the microseconds go.

New desk and new market setup

Colo, connectivity and exchange onboarding.

Build vs buy

Independent advice on what to build, buy or reuse, and when.

Global presence

Exchanges we connect to

Official ISV

CME ↗ Eurex ↗ JPX ↗

Live setups

NSEBSEHKEXTSEBinanceand more

About

The product we wished we'd had

CutThru solves the bottlenecks most trading desks run into when starting a new HFT desk or expanding to new venues.

Founder: Led HFT market-making technology teams in APAC at top HFT firms
Team: 30+ years in HFT, combined
Business model: Buy the C++20 source outright, or subscribe to the SDK
Based in: Central, Hong Kong

Delivering HFT Edge