Fireside Chat with Jump Trading & Redpanda

In the fast-paced world of algorithmic trading, a robust streaming data platform is essential for maintaining a competitive edge. Traditional messaging systems often struggle with inconsistent performance, unreliable message delivery, and complex maintenance requirements.

Jump Trading, a leader in global financial markets, faced these challenges firsthand. To overcome them, they transitioned from Apache Kafka® to Redpanda’s C++-based streaming data platform—enabling them to process billions of messages daily with reduced latency and simplified operations. 

In this fireside chat, Alex Davies, Chief Technology Officer at Jump Trading, and Alex Gallego, Founder & CEO at Redpanda, discuss the key challenges of legacy messaging systems and why Jump Trading made the strategic move to Redpanda.

What You’ll Learn:

• The limitations of legacy messaging systems in high-frequency trading environments
• Why Jump Trading replaced Kafka with Redpanda
• The performance and operational benefits of Redpanda in real-time trading