Deutsche Börse AG has been offering trading and market data via dedicated 10 Gigabit/s connections to its clients at the Equinix data centre in Frankfurt since Monday.
Co-location clients of both the derivatives market Eurex and the cash market Xetra can take advantage of the new service.
Deutsche Börse's new connection speed provides another significant
reduction in latency times for customers by using wider bandwidths and
the latest high-speed network technology based on the Juniper QFX 3500
series. Network latency for market data distribution via this fastest
connection option has been reduced by 70 percent. The new network also
offers a standardised fibre length between client installations and
Deutsche Börse Group systems, giving all market participants the same
low latency. More than 25 clients are already using the new service.
"Since moving our trading systems to the Equinix data centre, we have
been able to further improve the service we offer our clients. The new
high-speed access for our co-location service means they can take
advantage of the very latest technology," said Matthias Kluber,
Executive Vice President and Head of Networks and Infrastructure at
Deutsche Börse. "The lower latency will further increase liquidity in
our markets and the new technology will also create capacity for further
growth."
