Case Study: LMAX Exchange achieves low-latency FX trading and improved scalability with Azul Systems' Platform Prime

The first FCA-regulated Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) for FX trading uses Azul Platform Prime as its technology foundation

LMAX Exchange, the FCA‑regulated multilateral trading facility for FX, was struggling with latency-sensitive and throughput‑critical Java systems suffering from garbage-collection pauses. To address this, LMAX Exchange partnered with Azul and adopted Azul Platform Prime as its technology foundation.

Azul migrated all of LMAX Exchange’s Java applications to Azul Platform Prime over a two‑year rollout (most critical first), delivering guaranteed low‑latency trade execution, reduced need for performance tuning, and freed engineering time previously spent fighting GC issues. The Azul solution improved scalability to support LMAX Exchange’s rapid growth while requiring no changes to the firm’s software architecture.

LMAX Exchange

Edward McDaid

CIO