McKay Brothers International has expanded its low latency market data services to India. The company’s Quincy Extreme Data (QED) market data service now distributes select London Metals Exchange data at Mumbai’s Banda Kurla Complex (BKC) in less than 51 milliseconds one-way. In addition, McKay offers select Aurora, Illinois sourced metals, energy and FX futures data at BKC in less than 85 milliseconds one-way, which it claims is the lowest known commercial latency.
The demands on trading infrastructure are intensifying. Increasing data volumes, the necessity for real-time processing, and stringent regulatory requirements are exposing the limitations of legacy data architectures. In response, firms are re-evaluating their data strategies to improve agility, scalability, and governance. Two architectural models central to this conversation are Data Fabric and Data Mesh. This...
As trading desks evolve, firms are turning to AI, interoperability, and modern technology platforms to create smarter, more connected environments that reduce friction for traders, enhance decision-making, and allow users to interact seamlessly with data and tools. However, one of the biggest hurdles they face is the sheer weight of the past. Decades of bespoke...
Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology London examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions.
The current financial crisis has highlighted that financial institutions do not have a sufficient handle on their data and has prompted many of these institutions to re-evaluate their approaches to data management. Moreover, the increased regulatory scrutiny of the financial services community during the past year has meant that data management has become a key...