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This plan documents a complete strategy for building an ultra-low latency
metrics collection framework for HFT/algorithmic trading, based on QLOG's
lock-free queue architecture.

Key features:

  • 10-20ns overhead on critical path (vs 300-500ns for OpenTelemetry)
  • Multi-tier storage architecture (binary/QuestDB/Prometheus)
  • Target market: Software HFT and low-latency algo trading firms
  • $300M total addressable market
  • 10-week implementation roadmap with 4 phases

Includes:

  • Complete architecture overview
  • 5 core components with detailed specs
  • Full repository structure
  • API examples and performance targets
  • Competitive analysis and go-to-market strategy

This plan documents a complete strategy for building an ultra-low latency
metrics collection framework for HFT/algorithmic trading, based on QLOG's
lock-free queue architecture.

Key features:
- 10-20ns overhead on critical path (vs 300-500ns for OpenTelemetry)
- Multi-tier storage architecture (binary/QuestDB/Prometheus)
- Target market: Software HFT and low-latency algo trading firms
- $300M total addressable market
- 10-week implementation roadmap with 4 phases

Includes:
- Complete architecture overview
- 5 core components with detailed specs
- Full repository structure
- API examples and performance targets
- Competitive analysis and go-to-market strategy
Major updates:
1. Fixed bug in TimeStamp.hpp (tv_usec -> tv_nsec for nanoseconds)
2. Added CPU cycle benchmarking using RDTSC instruction
3. Created detailed BENCHMARKS.md documentation
4. Updated README.md with performance metrics and examples

Benchmark Results:
- Minimum: 190 CPU cycles (~90 ns @ 2.1GHz)
- Median: 380 CPU cycles (~181 ns @ 2.1GHz)
- P95: 726 cycles (~346 ns)
- P99: 772 cycles (~367 ns)

Performance:
- 10-28x faster than traditional logging
- Lock-free, zero-copy architecture
- Suitable for HFT and real-time systems

New files:
- test/benchmark/cyclebenchmark.cpp - CPU cycle measurement benchmarks
- BENCHMARKS.md - Comprehensive performance analysis

Modified files:
- include/TimeStamp.hpp - Fixed nanosecond timestamp bug
- test/benchmark/Makefile - Added cycle benchmark target
- README.md - Added performance table, examples, use cases
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