Citadel Securities Appoints Microsoft Veteran to Tech Leadership
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Business Insider
Citadel Securities has hired Herb Sutter, a C++ expert from Microsoft, to lead its C++ training initiatives. Sutter, recognized as a leading figure in the C++ community, will help Citadel's engineers and researchers enhance their proficiency in the language, which is crucial for the firm's trading systems. This move aims to improve system speed and reduce coding errors as Citadel expands into new markets. C++ is vital for high-frequency trading due to its low-level control over hardware and memory, offering speed advantages in competitive trading environments.