Latency
CBOE Eyes 12-Month Latency Cuts
The Chicago Board Options Exchange is in the middle of an ongoing project to reduce data and transaction latency across its trading systems to less than 100 microseconds, building on existing latency reductions achieved as a result of moving its primary…
xCelor Debuts Single-Digit Nanosecond Data Switches
Chicago-based low-latency switching and data technology vendor xCelor has begun rolling out its family of xPort Layer 1 network switches, which replicate data from feeds without performing other processing tasks, to minimize port-to-port latency to…
ZKB Taps Corvil for Data Quality, Latency Monitoring
Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) is rolling out Dublin-based latency management technology vendor Corvil's Operational Performance Monitoring platform to monitor market data quality, FX order flow as well as quote-to-order and gateway latency.
S&P Cap IQ Adds SGX Data to Low-Latency Feed
S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions (formerly French low-latency data vendor QuantHouse, which S&P acquired in 2012) has added the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to its QuantFeed consolidated datafeed and QuantLink fiber-optic network.
Spread Connects NYSE Mahwah Datacenter to Chicago
Ridgeland, MS-based low-latency fiber network operator Spread Networks has set up a point of presence for its wavelength data network between New York and Chicago at NYSE Euronext's datacenter at Mahwah, NJ, creating roundtrip latency of around 14…
S&P Cap IQ Expands Asia Connectivity via HKEx Orion
S&P Capital IQ is making its QuantFeed and QuantLink low-latency datafeed and network available via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Orion technology platform, in a move to meet increasing demand for connectivity and high-speed data in Asia.
2013 Review: Traders Weigh Importance of Fast Data vs Big Data
While still a focus for high-frequency traders with latency-sensitive strategies, the latency arms race appeared to have reached a stalemate in 2013, with low latency a necessity but ultra-low latency more of an expensive luxury, with some firms…
Michael Villain Joins NanoSpeed as Head of Business Development
Low-latency FPGA provider NanoSpeed has appointed Michael Villain as global head of business development.
IEX Taps Redline Ticker NBBO Feed for Price Matching
Mutual fund-owned alternative trading system IEX Group has confirmed it is using Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency data technology provider Redline Trading Solutions' InRush 3 hardware-accelerated ticker plant to capture US equity market data to support…
Exegy Grows FX Coverage with Bloomberg, Currenex, Gain Feed Handlers
St. Louis, MO-based low-latency feed handler and data platform appliance vendor Exegy has rolled out new feed handlers for foreign exchange trading platforms Bloomberg Tradebook, Currenex ITCH and Gain GTX within its Exegy Ticker Plant to expand its…
Update: SBI Securities Adopts MarketPrizm Low-Latency Feed As Asia Brokers Face Latency Demands
Japanese online brokerage SBI Securities has gone live with low-latency provide normalized feeds of market data from the Japan Exchange Group's TSE FLEX platform and proprietary trading system SBI Japannext delivered via London-based market data and…
Startup Metamako Launches 4ns Switch, Dismisses Zeptonics History
Startup Australian low-latency provider Metamako launched its first product today, Dec. 4, an ultra-fast switch that company officials say combines latency of four nanoseconds with high levels of monitoring functionality.
SBI Securities Adopts MarketPrizm Low-Latency Feed
London-based market data and trading infrastructure services provider MarketPrizm will provide normalized feeds of market data from the Japan Exchange Group's TSE FLEX platform and from private trading system SBI Japannext to SBI Securities, Japan's…
Perseus Launches London Metro Microwave Data Network
New York-based low-latency network provider Perseus Telecom has launched a new microwave data distribution service that allows customers to connect wirelessly to major London financial markets.
Redline Opens Chicago Office
Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency ticker plant and trading gateway provider Redline Trading Solutions has opened a sales and support office in Chicago at 111 West Jackson Boulevard.
Velocimetrics, Datacom Ally for Market Data Integrity Monitoring
Latency monitoring technology provider Velocimetrics has released a joint offering with East Syracuse, NY-based network monitoring tap and switch provider Datacom Systems that will enable customers among global investment banks, regional banks, brokers…
ETAS 2013: Latency Identification is Paramount for Reduction
As low-latency market access becomes a basic requirement for modern equities trading, panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London discussed the challenges of implementing high-performance trading technology, to optimize…
Datacom Updates TradeView Latency Tool
East Syracuse, NY-based network and latency monitoring technology provider Datacom Systems has released version 1.5 of its TradeView FPGA-accelerated software platform.
Exablaze Preps New NIC, 40GigE Support
Australian low-latency networking technology vendor Exablaze, a spin-off from highi-frequency trading firm Zomojo, is developing a stripped-down version of its ExaNIC network interface card, and is building support into its products for 40 Gigabit…
Apcon Releases TS-Associates Compatible Time-Stamping Blade
Portland, Oregon-based network monitoring switch technology provider Apcon's Intellaflex 36-port, 1/10-gigabit time stamping aggregator blade is now compatible with UK-based latency monitoring technology provider TS-Associates' Precision Instrumentation…
KVH Preps JPX Co-Lo
Japanese network provider KVH is to begin offering co-location at the Japan Exchange Group, providing local and international trading firms with low-latency access to the market data and trading on the Osaka Securities Exchange's J-Gate derivatives…
Enyx Embeds TS-Associates Latency Monitoring Tools into FPGA
Paris-based hardware-accelerated data capture and network technology provider Enyx has integrated latency monitoring software vendor TS-Associates' TipOff network and latency monitoring appliance as well as its Application Tap monitoring API into its…
Activ Unveils Version 2.0 of Data Platform
Low-latency market data provider Activ Financial will this week launch an optimized version of its market data distribution platform, dubbed Activ Content Platform (ACP) 2.0, with enhanced features including a new API and next-generation FPGA (field…
Low Latency Still Sells, Says Microsecond-Breaking Exablaze
Count Australian hardware provider Exablaze among those who believe that the latency race is far from slowing down. The Melbourne-based vendor spun off from high-frequency trading (HFT) firm Zomojo in May with the intention of building high-speed network…