[Pepe1vo]

That's not true, I've worked at IMC and they extensively use Java for their production systems. The performance critical parts are a mix of hand crafted assembly, C, C++, FPGAs and a dozen other esoteric languages/techniques no ones ever heard of.

[pclmulqdq]

So you're saying they're a C++ shop that uses other languages when appropriate? Like every other C++ shop in trading?