1. An apparatus for processing financial market data, the apparatus comprising: a reconfigurable logic device with firmware logic deployed thereon, the firmware logic being configured to perform a specified data processing operation on the financial market data; and a processor in communication with the reconfigurable logic device, the processor being programmed with software logic, the software logic being configured to (1) receive the financial market data as an input, and (2) manage a flow of the received financial market data into and out of the reconfigurable logic device.