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SGX Reaches for Lower Latency
So, Singapore Exchange’s Reach matching engine went live today as planned. Based on Genium Inet technology from Nasdaq OMX, it matches in less than 90 microseconds, door to door, whatever that means. The new system is part of a $250 million upgrade by SGX, also including a new data centre and co-lo facilities. Apart from…
Just One To Go For TradElect
With Oslo Børs moving to the LSE’s Millennium Exchange technology sometime soonish, it looks like flicking the off switch for TradElect is moving closer. The exchange has already migrated its main market and its Turquoise MTF to Millennium, so moving Oslo’s market will mean just Borse Italiana remains in the slower-latency world. It does all…
Getting to Grips with Latency for HFT in FX
There has been much discussion recently around the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the financial markets. There is no doubt that the concept of HFT, analysing market information such as stock prices to implement proprietary trading activity in a matter of seconds, has many advantages. This includes greater market liquidity, lower transaction costs…
UK FSA Finally Launches its Zen System Ahead of November’s AII Reporting Deadline, Details Ref Data Requirements
After a series of delays over the last three years, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has finally launched its new enhanced transaction reporting and market surveillance system for the collection of Alternative Instrument Identifier (AII) codes, as required under the upcoming 13 November deadline for the reporting of these new codes. This new identification…
FPGA Momentum Accelerates!
Perhaps it’s just me reacting to NIWeek, which just concluded here in Austin, but I seem to be noticing the F word – for FPGA (that’s Field Programmable Gate Array for you x86 guys) – cropping up more and more these days. Could it be that these specialised ‘go faster, run cooler’ chips that have…
Q&A: Cisco’s Dave Malik on New Nexus Switches and Trading Fabric Architectures
Earlier this year, Cisco Systems announced new switches focused firmly on the low-latency trading space, and along with them, it announced its Trading Fabric architecture, setting out how these switches, along with other components, can be deployed to solve real-life application challenges. IntelligentTradingTechnology.com checked in with Cisco’s director of solutions architecture Dave Malik to get some…
TMX and Atrium – If You Can’t Join Them, Beat Them?
With a plan to expand internationally through a merger with the London Stock Exchange thwarted by a lack of shareholder support and a rival bid, Canada’s TMX Group – Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and others – is extending its reach through the acquisition of Atrium Network. The move provides its markets with connectivity to…
LSE’s Acquisition of the UK FSA’s TRS for £15m Brings UnaVista’s Range of Functions to an Extended Client Base, Says Husler
The announcement this week that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is in the process of acquiring the UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) approved reporting mechanism (ARM) is likely to be the first but not the last acquisition that the exchange operator will be making in the post-trade space this year, if CEO Xavier Rolet’s ambitions…
Perseus Shaves Milliseconds to Sao Paulo
Just 106 milliseconds roundtrip, is the published latency for Perseus Telecom’s new low-latency connection between Nasdaq’s Carteret, NJ data centre and the Sao Paulo-based Brazilian securities, commodities and futures marketplace, awkwardly named BM&FBOVESPA. Perseus is leveraging GlobeNet’s submarine cable to go south. That’s the fastest we know of. Orange Business Services Trading Solutions (yeah, another…
Co-Lo + Connectivity. Just Add Community for Profit!
For those interested in trends in co-location and connectivity, and the emergence of the community effect fueled by these technologies, you might take a look at this feature that I authored for A-Team’s monthly Insight review. Download the PDF and enjoy!