[im3w1l]

1 million is not a lot. I'd begin by asking myselves "can I afford to chase those pointers?", because maybe you can.

[Bjartr]

That's a good question to ask when faced with a problem that could be solved that way, but a real answer to the question would be useful too.

[anonymoushn]

No, because my competitors who are attempting to fill the same orders I am attempting to fill are not chasing pointers.

[jandrese]

You are chasing nanoseconds with a garbage collected language?

[jhgb]

Those nanoseconds tend to add up.

[secondcoming]

are your competitors using java?

[anonymoushn]

Java is relatively common in HFT yes.