Dhruv Toshniwal

Making Order Management Effortless with Fast-API

December 2024

Making Order Management Effortless with Fast-API

Introduction

In today's fast-moving markets, managing trades is challenging. The Order Management Service, built with Fast-API, aims to simplify this process by providing a robust and efficient solution for handling trade orders.

Key Features

What Can It Do?

The service offers intuitive endpoints for:

  • Placing orders: Add buy or sell requests to the order book
  • Updating orders: Modify orders to match trading strategy
  • Canceling orders: Exit positions when needed

The system provides real-time updates about trades and maintains order book snapshots, ensuring data reliability and quick decision-making.

Technical Architecture

Core Components

  1. The OrderBook Class:

    • Organizes buy and sell orders
    • Matches trades efficiently
    • Sends real-time updates
  2. The Order Model:

    • Uses Pydantic for validation
    • Ensures structured and clean order data
  3. FastAPI:

    • Enables smooth API and WebSocket functionality
    • Provides a clean developer experience

Benefits

  • Speed: Real-time order processing
  • Reliability: Regular data backups
  • Scalability: Handles various trade volumes

Future Roadmap

Potential future enhancements include:

  • Market analytics
  • Platform integrations
  • Advanced order types

Conclusion

"In a world where markets move at lightning speed, the Order Management Service helps you keep pace."

Project Resources

Code Repository: https://github.com/DhruvAjayToshniwal/Order-Management-Service