Equinix
Opening Cross: ‘Location, Location, Location’ Is Only Half the Battle
Wherever you feel at home, your location is ultimately only as good as the leverage it provides.
BATS–Direct Edge to Equalize NY4, NY5 Latency, Post-2015 Equinix Move
BATS Global Markets will ensure that trading members of its BATS and Direct Edge exchanges will experience the same latency whether they co-locate in datacenter provider Equinix’s Secaucus, NJ NY4 or NY5 facilities when the US equities and options…
BATS CIO Explains Datacenter Move
Among the integration questions that needed answering when BATS and Direct Edge agreed to merge regarded that of their respective datacenters. BATS had its exchanges situated at Savvis' NJ2 facility in Weehauken, New Jersey. Direct Edge's were located at…
BATS to Transition Primary Exchanges to NY5 Datacenter
BATS has selected Equinix as its primary data center provider for all of the BATS exchange platforms, including the Direct Edge exchanges EDGA and EDGX.
BATS Taps Equinix as Primary Datacenter, Preps 2015 Move for BATS, Direct Edge Platforms
As part of its efforts to integrate the operations of its recent Direct Edge acquisition, US stock and options exchange operator BATS Global Markets will migrate both markets' trading technology to Equinix's new NY5 datacenter next year under a long-term…
Equinix Preps Fourth Australian Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has acquired space close to Melbourne's business district to construct its first IBX datacenter in the city, in addition to its three existing facilities in Sydney, in response to demand for co-location and…
OptionsCity Colocates in Equinix in Frankfurt
OptionsCity, a Chicago-based provider of trading solutions for futures and options, has chosen the Equinix data center campus in Frankfurt as its hub for access to German derivatives exchange Eurex.
Equinix Readies Sixth London Datacenter
Datacenter provider Equinix plans to build a new datacenter, dubbed LD6, at its Slough datacenter campus outside central London, to meet demand for rackspace from financial services customers.
As the OTC Marketplace Evolves, More SEFs May Rise
Equinix's Barry Smith discusses the trends he expects to see in the OTC markets in 2014 and beyond.
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…
Kaplan Swaps Telx for Equinix
Shawn Kaplan recently joined datacenter and hosting provider Equinix as sales director for the vendor's major accounts team covering financial services, a newly-created role leading a sales team focused on building strategic relationships with Equinix's…
Global OTC Market Reform: Where Next After the US? -- Webcast
WatersTechnology gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on December 5, 2013 to discuss how financial trading firms are dealing with global reform of the OTC derivatives market.
Equinix Opens Osaka Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has opened its first datacenter in Osaka, Japan, enabling trading firms to host data and trading technologies in proximity to the country's second-largest financial center.
Equinix Calls Karl for Americas President Role
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has hired Karl Strohmeyer as president of the Americas, responsible for the vendor's management, strategy and growth plan in the region.
Fixnetix Begins Asia-Pac Push with Equinix Global Partnership Deal
UK-based low-latency data and trading infrastructure provider Fixnetix and datacenter provider Equinix have signed a global partnership agreement to "promote and extend" the availability of Fixnetix's datafeeds within Equinix's global financial services…
HFN Completes Network Upgrade, Touts Performance Improvements
Paramus, NJ-based network provider Hudson Fiber Network has completed a major upgrade to its fiber network in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, enabling the vendor to improve the performance on all its routes between the region's major financial…
LSE to Institute First Wireless Connection to Datacenter
London Stock Exchange (LSE) will debut in November a millimeter wave (MMW) link between its City of London datacenter and the Equinix datacenter in Slough, cutting latency by a third compared to some fiber links.
LSE Preps Wireless Data Net to Equinix Slough
The London Stock Exchange will next month go live with low-latency wireless connectivity between its datacenter in the City of London and Equinix's datacenter campus in Slough, west of London, which many market operators and trading firms have chosen to…
TMX Lights 10Gb Amsterdam-Frankfurt Network
TMX Atrium, the network subsidiary of Canadian exchange group TMX, has increased the bandwidth of its network between Amsterdam and Frankfurt to 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to meet demand from proprietary trading firms in the Netherlands for higher…
ParFX Goes Live With Equinix London Data Center
Global foreign exchange platform ParFX announced it has selected Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data center campus based in Slough, UK, to provide easy access to the global Spot FX market.
Waters Rankings 2013: Best Datacenter Provider — Equinix
When it comes to financial services-focused datacenters, Equinix continues to lead the field in terms of expansion and offerings. Stretching across financial centers in North and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, the vendor’s reach is truly global.
