Technology engineered for real markets
Avangard runs on a distributed architecture designed for resilience, observability, and speed. We integrate centralized and decentralized market connectivity while maintaining strict controls and monitoring.
Distributed compute across regions
Active‑active failover with <10ms cross‑region latency. Deployed across 7 global sites for 99.999% uptime and instantaneous disaster recovery.
Low-latency pipelines for real-time evaluation
FPGA‑accelerated feed handling, kernel bypass (DPDK), and in‑memory order book — end‑to‑end latency under 50µs from packet receipt to order transmission.
Multi-venue connectivity (CEX/DEX)
Direct market access to 50+ exchanges via FIX, WebSocket, and proprietary APIs. Colocated gateways, smart order routing, and real‑time risk checks before each order.
Continuous monitoring, alerting, and audit-grade logs
Real‑time dashboards track system health, order flow, and anomalies. ML‑based behavioral detection triggers instant alerts. Immutable, timestamped logs for full traceability (SOC2, MiFID II compliant).
Secure access controls and encrypted data handling
Multi‑factor authentication, hardware security modules (HSM) for key storage, role‑based access control (RBAC). All data encrypted at rest (AES‑256) and in transit (TLS 1.3).
Defense in depth
Every market gateway includes pre‑trade risk gates (max notional, price collars, kill switches). All communication between regions is wrapped in mutual TLS. Regular third‑party penetration testing and real‑time DDoS mitigation.
Architecture diagram (multi-region, edge nodes, market gateways)
Millisecond-grade news awareness (without the noise)
Markets move on information. Avangard’s intelligence stack prioritizes time-sensitive signals and reduces the clutter—so decision-makers can respond with speed and context.
Real-time event detection and categorization
Ingests 10,000+ sources: macro releases, news wires, social sentiment, and satellite imagery (weather, crop yields, shipping traffic). NLP pipeline tags events in <5ms.
Source reliability scoring and cross-verification
Proprietary credibility model assigns confidence scores; contradictory signals are flagged. Only high‑confidence events (score >0.85) reach the trading floor.
Automated alerts + human oversight
AI triage delivers alerts to execution desk within 12ms of event detection. Traders see a unified dashboard with context, recommended actions, and override capability.
Measurable response time metrics
Average latency from event occurrence to alert: 12ms. For microwave/satellite‑delivered signals (e.g., government data releases), we maintain 3–5ms advantage over terrestrial lines.
Our news pipelines combine terrestrial fiber, microwave, and satellite feeds where available — engineered for the lowest possible latency. In 2024, we added dedicated LEO satellite downlinks for global event coverage.