diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 55716d9..a4412ea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ endif()
 
 # Include directories
 include_directories(include)
-include_directories(third_party/whirlpool/include)
 
 # GoogleTest (must be added before any targets that use it)
 set(INSTALL_GTEST OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
@@ -70,21 +69,8 @@ else()
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 endif()
 
-# Temporarily disable benchmarks for whirlpool only
-set(_SAVED_BUILD_BENCHMARKS ${BUILD_BENCHMARKS})
-set(BUILD_BENCHMARKS OFF)
-if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/whirlpool/CMakeLists.txt")
-    add_subdirectory(third_party/whirlpool)
-else()
-    # Fetch whirlpool if submodule not present (fallback)
-    FetchContent_Declare(
-        whirlpool
-        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/matthewyeo1/whirl-pool.git
-        GIT_TAG main
-    )
-    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(whirlpool)
-endif()
-set(BUILD_BENCHMARKS ${_SAVED_BUILD_BENCHMARKS})
+# Find installed Whirlpool package
+find_package(whirlpool CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 # Subdirectories
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49f8c1a..ea28cd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ cmake -B build -DBUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON
 cmake --build build --config Release
 ```
 
+### Run Trading Engine
+```bash
+./build/src/Release/velox_trading_engine.exe
+```
+
 ### Run Tests
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 72dc7fd..5611fec 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ add_library(velox_core STATIC
     sim/env/market_sim.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(velox_core 
+target_link_libraries(velox_core
     PUBLIC
-        whirlpool    
+        whirlpool::whirlpool
 )
 
 target_include_directories(velox_core PUBLIC 
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/whirlpool/include  
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include 
 )
 
 add_executable(velox_trading_engine main.cpp)
@@ -44,5 +43,4 @@ target_link_libraries(velox_trading_engine
 
 target_include_directories(velox_trading_engine PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/whirlpool/include
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a6e0e1b..abb3b6f 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ add_executable(velox_tests
 
 target_link_libraries(velox_tests 
     velox_core 
-    whirlpool
     gtest
     gtest_main      
 )
 
 target_include_directories(velox_tests PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
-    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/whirlpool/include
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/googletest/googletest/include  
 )
 
diff --git a/third_party/whirlpool b/third_party/whirlpool
deleted file mode 160000
index 9d5e0db..0000000
--- a/third_party/whirlpool
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 9d5e0db9e14cbbd506ad44feb0086e5f474e3862