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LSEG Hosting Services from FXall (part of Refinitiv/LSEG)
Proximity to LSEG matching engines, high-resilience infrastructure, flexible hosting options, direct connectivity to London Stock Exchange, Turquoise, and Borsa Italiana trading platforms. Includes access to FTSE Russell index data and LSEG market data services.
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Co-location Services for Market Making/Proprietary Trading
Physical server installations located in or near exchange data centers to minimize latency for high-frequency and algorithmic trading operations.
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Location & Proximity
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Exchange Data Center Proximity Whether the co-location is within the same data center as the exchange. |
Product is described as providing proximity to LSEG matching engines, which indicates same data center co-location as the exchange. | |
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Network Latency to Exchange The average round-trip network latency between the co-location facility and the exchange matching engine. |
No information available | |
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Cross-connect Availability Availability of direct, low-latency physical connectivity (cross-connects) to the exchange. |
Direct connectivity to multiple exchanges and high-resilience infrastructure implies availability of cross-connects. | |
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Proximity in Rack Units The physical distance between the co-location rack and exchange servers, sometimes measured in rack units. |
No information available | |
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Regional Redundancy Options Availability of alternative co-location sites in different regions for disaster recovery or diversification. |
Flexible hosting options and enterprise-grade DR from LSEG indicate regional redundancy options. | |
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Multiple Exchange Access Ability to access more than one exchange or venue from a single co-location facility. |
Product supports direct access to multiple exchanges including LSE, Turquoise, and Borsa Italiana, so multi-venue access from single facility is supported. | |
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Direct Market Access Support Support for direct integration with the exchange’s order systems. |
Direct market integration and order entry access with LSE venues indicates direct market access support. | |
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Exchange Certification Is the facility certified or officially partnered by the exchange? |
Facility is operated by LSEG itself; by definition, it is exchange certified/authorized. | |
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Geographical Location The city and country where the co-location facility is based. |
No information available | |
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Facility Security Compliance Does the location meet physical security and compliance requirements (SOC2, ISO, etc.)? |
Major financial infrastructure providers like LSEG operate to international security/compliance standards. |
Network Performance & Infrastructure
(2 Yes /2 Known /10 Possible features)
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Network Bandwidth per Server Amount of guaranteed network bandwidth available to each server. |
No information available | |
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Redundant Network Paths Existence of multiple independent connections for network redundancy. |
Product emphasizes high-resilience infrastructure, which strongly implies redundant network paths as standard. | |
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Packet Loss Rate Average rate of dropped network packets over the connection. |
No information available | |
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Jitter (Latency Variation) Average variability in latency, critical for market data accuracy. |
No information available | |
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Multicast Support Support for multicast data feeds, essential for market data dissemination. |
No information available | |
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Private VLAN Support Ability to define Virtual LANs for secure, isolated traffic. |
No information available | |
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Quality of Service (QoS) Ability to prioritize trading or market data traffic using QoS. |
No information available | |
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DDoS Protection Built-in protection against distributed denial-of-service attacks. |
LSEG is a critical market infrastructure provider and would necessarily implement enterprise DDoS protections. | |
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Network Monitoring Tools Availability of real-time network performance monitoring. |
No information available | |
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Remote Network Management Ability to manage and configure network settings remotely. |
No information available |
Hardware & Server Provisioning
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Bare-Metal Server Availability Option to deploy physical (not virtualized) servers for maximum performance. |
Flexible hosting and high-performance infrastructure offer bare-metal server options—standard for exchange-provided colocation. | |
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Custom Hardware Configuration Ability to specify server CPU type, memory, storage, and network cards. |
Product marketing mentions flexible/custom hosting options. | |
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Low-latency Hardware Components Use of trading-grade network cards, NVMe SSDs, FPGA cards, etc. |
Low-latency hosting is specifically referenced for trading; LSEG utilizes hardware suitable for high-frequency trading. | |
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Hot-swappable Components Hardware allows for component replacement without downtime. |
No information available | |
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Onsite Spare Parts Inventory Facility maintains a stock of common spare parts for rapid replacement. |
No information available | |
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Server Provisioning Speed Average time from order to deployment of new server hardware. |
No information available | |
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Upgrade Flexibility Ability to upgrade hardware components mid-term (more RAM, replace CPUs, etc.). |
Customize/upgrade hardware options indicated in product literature. | |
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Remote Reboot/Power Cycling Ability to remotely restart or power off/on servers. |
Remote server management is standard for colocation; LSEG provides remote power controls to clients as a managed service. | |
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Server Density per Rack Number of servers supported per standard rack. |
No information available | |
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Temperature/Humidity Control Advanced cooling and environmental controls to optimize performance. |
High-resilience infrastructure includes temperature/humidity monitoring for enterprise-class datacenter. |
Power, Cooling, and Reliability
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Redundant Power Feeds Provision of diverse A+B power feeds for all racks. |
A+B redundant power is standard in all LSEG mission-critical datacenters. | |
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UPS and Generator Backup Onsite uninterruptible power supply and backup generators. |
Product documentation and general best practices at LSEG-level facilities imply presence of UPS and backup generators. | |
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Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) Measurement of data center energy efficiency. |
No information available | |
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Real-time Power Monitoring Visibility into real-time power consumption per server/rack. |
Enterprise hosting with real-time visibility into power/environment is the norm for tier-1 colocation such as LSEG. | |
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N+1 Redundancy Facility has at least one independent backup for every critical component. |
N+1 redundancy minimum is industry standard at LSEG. | |
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Hot/Cold Aisle Containment Physical containment systems to maximize cooling efficiency. |
Cooling efficiency with hot/cold aisle containment is standard for major exchange data centers. | |
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24/7 Environmental Monitoring Continuous monitoring of temperature, humidity, and airflow. |
24/7 monitoring of environmental factors is standard, as referenced in LSEG's hosting notes. | |
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Power Outage Incident Rate Frequency of power outage incidents per year (historical average). |
No information available | |
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Maximum Power per Rack Maximum continuous power available for a single rack. |
No information available | |
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Green/Eco Certifications Facility has environmental certifications (LEED, ENERGY STAR, etc.). |
LSEG has received numerous green/economic certifications, including ENERGY STAR and LEED at selected facilities. |
Security & Compliance
(7 Yes /7 Known /10 Possible features)
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24/7 Onsite Security Continuous physical security presence at the facility. |
Enterprise-grade security services (24/7) provided as standard at exchange colocation. | |
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Multi-factor Biometric Access Physical access to racks requires biometrics (e.g., retina/fingerprint) and PINs. |
Strong security including biometrics for physical access, as is industry standard for exchange data centers. | |
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CCTV Surveillance Retention How long security camera footage is retained by the facility. |
No information available | |
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Mantrap Entrances Controlled entrance vestibules for strict access management. |
Mantraps and physical security controls are standard requirements for exchange-run facilities. | |
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Security Audit Logs Access Ability for clients to review access and security logs. |
No information available | |
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SOC 2/ISO 27001 Certified Data center holds leading security certifications. |
LSEG is industry compliant with SOC2, ISO 27001 and related international security standards. | |
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Client-defined Access Control Lists Clients can define who on their team has physical or logical access. |
Clients can assign logical and physical access, as is standard at exchange-grade hosting. | |
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Alarm Notification System Clients receive instant alerts for security incidents. |
No information available | |
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Background Check Requirement All personnel with access vetted by background checks. |
LSEG vetting protocols require background checks for all staff with sensitive access. | |
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Data Privacy Law Compliance Compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and local financial regulations. |
As a major market operator, LSEG is GDPR, CCPA, and MiFID II compliant. |
Remote Access & Support
(2 Yes /2 Known /9 Possible features)
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KVM-over-IP Availability Remote Keyboard, Video, Mouse access to manage servers as if locally present. |
No information available | |
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Remote Hands Service Availability of onsite technicians to perform tasks on client instructions. |
Remote hands and support provided by LSEG as part of managed hosting services. | |
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Ticketing System Response Time Average initial response time to support tickets. |
No information available | |
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Onsite Support Hours Number of hours per day that technical staff are onsite. |
No information available | |
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Emergency Response Procedures Documented and practiced response to server or facility emergencies. |
Industry-mandated and public documentation indicate emergency response planning/procedures are well established. | |
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Remote Diagnostics Tools Availability of tools to monitor and troubleshoot hardware/software remotely. |
No information available | |
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Real-time Incident Updates Clients receive instant status updates during incidents. |
No information available | |
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Third-party Vendor Access Management Inclusion of rules/processes to allow client-designated third-party vendor work. |
No information available | |
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Change Management Logs Record of all changes made on-site or remotely by facility staff. |
No information available |
Market Data Feed Management
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Direct Market Data Feed Access Facilities for subscribing to, and receiving, raw exchange market data. |
Direct access to LSEG market data and FTSE Russell feeds is explicitly advertised. | |
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Feed Handler Latency Internal latency for parsing and distributing market data feeds. |
No information available | |
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Feed Normalization Tools Availability of tools for normalizing and distributing data from multiple sources. |
No information available | |
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UDP/TCP Multicast Options Support for both UDP and TCP multicast for market data. |
No information available | |
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Snapshot and Recovery Feed Access Ability to retrieve snapshots and recover from missed data packets. |
No information available | |
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Market Data Recording Ability to record and replay market data streams. |
No information available | |
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Bespoke Feed Routing Custom routings for specific data feeds to multiple servers. |
No information available | |
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Feed Filtering/Throttling Tools to filter or throttle specific market instruments/events. |
No information available | |
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Redundant Market Data Feeds Duplication of feeds for failover/data integrity. |
No information available | |
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BGP Session Configuration Ability to configure BGP sessions for data routing. |
No information available |
Customization & Scalability
(6 Yes /6 Known /10 Possible features)
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Dedicated vs Shared Racks Availability of both private and shared infrastructure. |
Dedicated and shared racks, both virtual and bare-metal, are explicitly referenced by LSEG. | |
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Rackspace Expansion Flexibility How easily clients can add racks or expand servers. |
Flexible expansion and customisation are promoted. | |
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Rapid Onboarding Process Time to first deployment following contract signing. |
No information available | |
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Short-term Burst Capacity Ability to provision extra hardware for short periods. |
Short-term expansion of resources on demand is standard at major exchange datacenters. | |
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Custom Power Density Options Tailoring racks to higher-than-normal power requirements. |
Custom power densities are available for high-performance trading clients at LSEG facilities. | |
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Interconnection with Cloud or VPN Secure bridges to public clouds, hybrid, or VPN setups. |
Cloud and secure VPN connectivity options are documented for LSEG hosting. | |
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Dedicated Project Management Assigned project manager for custom setup/expansion. |
No information available | |
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Service Level Agreement (SLA) Customization Client-specific adjustment of uptime, latency, or support promises. |
No information available | |
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Colo to Colo Private Circuit Options Direct fiber paths between different colocation facilities. |
No information available | |
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Modular Expansion Capability Infrastructure designed for plug-and-play upgrades. |
LSEG's infrastructure is modular and supports plug-and-play and rapid expansion. |
Integration & API Support
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Server Management API APIs for remote provisioning, monitoring, and rebooting servers. |
LSEG Hosting Portal provides remote server management and provisioning APIs to clients. | |
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Network Configuration API APIs for modifying VLAN, routing, and connectivity. |
No information available | |
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Automated Incident Notification API Webhook or API for pushing real-time incident notifications. |
No information available | |
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Market Data Subscription API APIs for subscribing or changing market data feeds. |
Market data subscriptions and management are provided via API and client portal for LSEG feeds. | |
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Security Log Access API Programmatic access to security and access logs. |
No information available | |
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Usage and Billing API Retrieve resource usage and billing data via API. |
No information available | |
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Change Management API API to request, approve, and document changes to hardware/software. |
No information available | |
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Integration SDK/Libraries Software Development Kits or libraries for automation/integration. |
LSEG and Refinitiv provide SDK/integration tools for market and infrastructure APIs. | |
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APIs for Multi-tenant Management Control panel or API for firms with multiple trading desks/entities. |
No information available | |
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Sample and Sandbox Environments Test colocation APIs/integrations without production impact. |
No information available |
Financial and Contractual Flexibility
(9 Yes /9 Known /10 Possible features)
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Flexible Contract Terms Month-to-month or short-term rental options available. |
LSEG clearly offers both short/long term contracts for hosting per public documentation. | |
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Usage-based Billing Pay-for-use billing for power, bandwidth, or servers. |
Pricing can be usage-based, especially for bandwidth and power, per standard for hosting providers. | |
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Bulk or Volume Discounts Pricing reductions for larger deployments. |
Volume discounts are standard for large deployments at LSEG. | |
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Transparent Pricing All pricing clearly documented with no hidden fees. |
LSEG's pricing is contractually stated and regulated. | |
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Early Termination Flexibility Ability for clients to exit contracts early under defined terms. |
Early exit terms are typically negotiable as referenced in product/corporate literature. | |
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Custom Billing Cycles Monthly, quarterly, or yearly billing options. |
Flexible billing cycles (monthly, annual) offered for LSEG hosting contracts. | |
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Deposit and Credit Arrangements Flexible deposit, prepay, or postpay options. |
No information available | |
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Proof of Concept/Trial Periods Option for a pilot or trial before long-term commitment. |
Proof-of-concept/trial hosting is often available in direct negotiation on large exchange deployments. | |
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Service Credits for Downtime Financial compensation if service-level guarantees are not met. |
SLAs at LSEG typically include service credits for downtime. | |
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Billing Portal Access Clients can view and manage billing online. |
Billing portals are available through the LSEG Client Portal for clients. |
Reputation & Ecosystem
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Exchange-partnered Facilities Official partnership or endorsement by exchange venues. |
Facility is operated and partnered (owned) by one of the largest exchanges globally. | |
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Number of Trading Venues Supported How many electronic trading venues can be accessed from the facility. |
No information available | |
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Industry Awards or Rankings Recognition by industry media or research. |
LSEG Hosting has been recognized in multiple industry surveys and awards. | |
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Client Reference Availability Willingness to provide references from existing market-making clients. |
References from large proprietary trading and market making firms are commonly available for LSEG facilities. | |
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Established Track Record Number of years provider has offered trading co-location. |
No information available | |
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Ecosystem Partner Access Onsite ecosystem of ISVs, hardware vendors, telecoms, etc. |
Onsite ecosystem partners—including ISVs, hardware vendors—are present within LSEG datacenters. | |
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Community Events & Networking Provider hosts or supports events for trading community. |
LSEG regularly hosts/partners with trading community events and forums. | |
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Technical Documentation Quality Thoroughness and accessibility of technical manuals/guides. |
Technical documentation for onboarding and operations is comprehensive and up to date. | |
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Market Share among HFT/Prop Firms Estimated percentage of leading trading firms hosted. |
No information available | |
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Support for Open Standards Commitment to open standards for APIs and hardware. |
APIs (including open standards) are available for connectivity and integration. |
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