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Deploying
a High Performing
Crypto Exchange
on the Cloud
Michael Wong
Chief Strategy Officer
S e s s i o n I D

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Raising a startup
Single-mindedness and goal-oriented
Carving out unique brand identity
Creativity, flexibility and constant change
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The crypto industry
New planes
New spaces
New domains
I Lift My Eyes

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Balancing
business strategy
against
technological
innovation
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AAX uses AWS to stay agile
in a fast-changing world

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Ourcorevalues
Trust Performance
Integrity Secure

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FuturesSpot OTC 50+ currency
pairs
powered by

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INSTITUTIONAL
Robust
Ultra-low latency
Compliant
RETAIL
Familiar
Ease-of-use
Mobile app
An institutional-grade platform, for everyone.

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A Formula 1 car
that fits a family of 4
and can cross multiple
terrains
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The Conundrum & Tension
Institutional-grade platform
Market integrity
Security
Institutional volumes
Ultra-low latency
Resilience
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The Conundrum & Tension
New planes, spaces, and domains
Blockchain
Technology
Crypto
Exchanges
Cloud
Computing
Market
Infrastructure
Regulation

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Mechanical
sympathy

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Design Decisions
Millennium Exchange matching engine
C A PA C I T Y
1M tx/s
L AT E N C Y
99microseconds
Proven in 40+ markets
M I N I M U M
90microseconds
Latency
AV E R A G E
>500microseconds
9 9 P E R C E N T I L E
>850microseconds

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Design Decisions
Millennium Exchange matching engine
M I N I M U M
64.000tx/s
Transaction VolumeFeatures
Resilient and fault-tolerant
Rule-based and scalable

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$ 250 billion
$ 3.7 trillion
$ 7.6 trillion
$ 7.7 trillion

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Design Decisions
Cloud Computing vs Data Center
Both low
latency environments
AAX on AWS:
Performance and flexibility

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Design Decisions
AAX on AWS
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AVAILABILITY
ZONES
Maximum responsiveness
Data sovereignty compliance
Resilience

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Design Decisions
AAX on AWS
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SCALABILITY Quick activation
Commercial flexibility
Existing databases
Large system instances

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Design Decisions
AAX on AWS
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SECURITY CCSS
Integrate best practices
Key management
Encryption
Logging
Monitoring

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Conclusion
AWS enables us to offer a stable, resilient,
and high performing exchange in an
unpredictable environment.

21. Thank you!
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Michael Wong
michael.wong@aax.com

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