Low-latency solutions

Connect to the world’s markets through the precision infrastructure
we’ve developed to support our high-volume trading business.

We provide Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based, ultra-low latency direct market access, raw and normalized market data, and global value-added hosting services for quantitative hedge funds, high-frequency trading firms, and other clients that require fast, flexible, and robust market connections and data feeds.
 

Instinet's Global Fiber Network

Execution

LSET Sponsored Access

  • Direct connectivity to exchange venues 
  • Risk management and pre-trade compliance 
    performed using exchange provided controls

Available for

Most US equities including: NYSE group, Nasdaq group, CBOE group, MEMX & MIAX
 

Some European venues including: Turquoise, LSE, OMX, CBOE, SIX Swiss
 

LSET Direct

•    Ultra-low latency execution in exchange native protocol
•    Solution with embedded risk management and 
      pre-trade compliance modules
•    Multiple deployment options to suit different trading strategies

Available for

Global equities
US-listed options

LSET Gateway

•    Ultra-low latency execution in normalized FIX protocol
•    Embedded FIX engine, risk management and 
      consolidated exchange management system
 

Available for

Global equities
 

Infrastructure

Co-location

  • Primary Exchange co-location and proximity hosting options
  • Cabinets connected to proprietary network with optical lines for lowest latency
  • Cross connect capabilities
  • Hosting at 16 co-location venues globally

Networking

  • Connects exchanges and liquidity providers for multi venue access (includes two trans-Atlantic links)
  • Custom design with point-to-point connectivity
  • Network configured to supply market data
  • 10G redundant fiber connectivity between exchanges
  • Low latency trans-Atlantic line between NY4 and LD4

Market data

LSET Book

  • Normalized market data
  • One global API across US and Europe

LSET Data

  • Raw market data for major global markets
  • Lower latency than normalized feed

LSET Vision

  • Front-end monitoring tool for all sessions, orders, and trades
  • Risk management and cut-off