Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services,
announced today the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) will locate its
primary matching engines for its all electronic equity options market at
the Equinix New York-4 (NY4) International Business Exchange (IBX®) data
center in Secaucus, NJ. The move will provide BOX customers, including
proprietary, high-frequency and algorithmic trading firms, with a
scalable data center infrastructure from which they can directly connect
to the BOX matching engine.
BOX provides an efficient, transparent marketplace with cutting-edge
technology. Its platform is differentiated by speed and BOX’s ability to
provide clients with measurable opportunities for price improvement, and
is well-recognized by the global high-frequency trading community.
Within Equinix’s NY4 center, BOX will participate in Equinix Financial
eXchange, an established community of execution venues, buy and sell
side firms, and technology utilities that have located at Equinix’s
high-performance data centers. Equinix Financial eXchange will provide
BOX with access to the widest choice of low-latency networks, and the
ability to directly exchange data with strategic partners and customers
in close proximity. The high-quality and advanced design of Equinix's
centers offers financial customers a full-range of scalable services,
including colocation, interconnection and support of the highest levels
of security.
“Operating within Equinix’s NY4 center will put BOX’s order matching
engine in the middle of an existing community of financial trading
companies and electronic trading networks, while providing our customers
with a high-performance trading environment from which they can link to
BOX with the lowest levels of latency,” said Alan Grigoletto, senior
vice president for BOX. “This means we can now pair BOX’s ultra-fast
matching engine with the advantages of colocating, thereby eliminating
any geographic latency.”
“The addition of BOX to Equinix’s financial trading ecosystem further
demonstrates Equinix’s leadership in providing comprehensive global
solutions for financial market participants,” said John Knuff, director
of business development for Equinix. “The Equinix Financial eXchange
offers global trading firms with the data and market access they need to
trade in North America.
