Proprietary trading firm
A better, more profitable trading experience through JPX matching engine proximity
A trading firm grows its business in Asia supported by Colt connectivity and co-location
This US-based proprietary trading firm conducts around a million trades every day on exchanges all over the world. To maintain exceptional trading performance, it colocates infrastructure as physically close to critical matching engines as possible, and connects to other.
In Japan, the firm used to trade through a single broker. But rapid growth in the volumes of equities, derivatives and other instruments being traded soon led it to seek improved pricing and execution using multiple brokers. That meant establishing infrastructure and connectivity in the region with the help of a local partner, as it has no legal entity in Japan.
The firm chose Colt to meet its colocation, connectivity and market data needs — a combination that most other providers in the region can’t offer. As well as being broker neutral, Colt has a strong local presence and the language skills and regulatory knowledge to help customers do business in Japan.
1,000,000 – this trading firm conducts around a million trades a day globally
A managed solution underpins trading success Colt provides the trading firm with a managed solution that includes:
- Premium colocation at the @Tokyo CC2 data centre on the same floor as the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) matching engine, meeting the trading firm’s proximity requirements. A Colt-provided 10Gbps JPX arrownet connection cross-connects the firm’s infrastructure to the JPX trading engine.
- Two 1Gbps inter-data-centre connections between CC2 and TY3, giving the firm high-speed access to one of Asia’s biggest FX liquidity centres. To provide resilience in the event of an earthquake, the connections take completely separate routes through Colt’s extensive Tokyo metro area network.
- Additional low-latency point-to-point wave services connecting CC2 with exchanges in Hong Kong,Singapore, South Korea and Australia to support the
firm’s trading activity across the region.
JPX has become an important market for this customer,which continues to expand its business throughout Asia. Like any proprietary trading firm, it makes decisions rapidly and always seeks a fast time to market for new and expanded connectivity. With the help of its metro area network, Colt can respond to the firm’s requirements with speed and agility, and consistently meet its always pressing deadlines.
COMPANY NAME
Proprietary Trading Firm
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
CHALLENGE
To establish and quickly expand a trading presence in Japan and across Asia
COLT SOLUTION
Related content
Colt publishes new white paper outlining steps for UK to accelerate AI as a growth driver
Paper authored by Colt CEO Keri Gilder provides critical insights into AI infrastructure requirements, leadership and vision Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, today published a white paper entitled ‘Supporting AI in the UK: a White Paper to government’ which outlines key steps to unlock AI’s potential as a growth driver.
Versa Digital Experience Monitoring added to Colt SASE
The global Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, market is generating double digit growth as analysts forecast 19% CAGR to 2029. With growth fuelled by business’ need to protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated security threats across multiple locations, applications and devices, organisations are turning to SASE – often alongside their SD WAN – to level…
How cloud-like infrastructure gives financial services the edge
Financial and professional services organisations are operating in a market environment characterised by economic uncertainty, increased competition and the effects of heavy regulatory burdens and disruptive new technologies. They’re under pressure to protect revenue, increase profitability and scale operations, which puts a new focus on the network’s role in enabling business outcomes. What are the…
After Japan’s stock market surge in 2024, demand for infrastructure is increasing
Written by Russell Toop, Team Leader of Colt’s Asian Capital Market Solutions 2024 was Japan’s stock market knockout year with the TSE Prime Market achieving a historic milestone with a trading value of JPY 1,254.2334 trillion. The weaker yen further stoked interest, particularly in Japan-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs), creating robust demand for the Nikkei 225…
