RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions
provider, announced today that the firm this month will begin rolling out the
first phase of a major technology initiative designed to further enhance the
performance of its low latency and ultra-low latency offerings. Phase One
consists of upgrades in the gateway, infrastructure and application
technology, enabling clients to reduce trading latency by up to 20 percent.
The firm said the Phase One improvements include continued enhancements
to the gateways connecting clients to the world’s leading exchanges.
Through its global data center network, RTS already provides proximity
hosting and co-location services, with high-speed, ultra-low latency
connections to exchanges from the source of their matching engines. The
new offering upgrades the RTS gateway to IntercontinentalExchange (ICE),
making use of the high-speed ICE Multicast interface, and to CME Group
using the new FIX/FAST Decoder. RTS also offers fully risk-managed, highspeed
connections to Eurex, the Xetra platform of Deutsche Boerse, NYSE
Euronext and other leading exchanges.
Phase One also includes beta testing of the firm’s technology upgrade that
makes the firm’s algorithmic trading solutions 64-bit capable, considerably
improving throughput and reducing latency. The upgrade to 64-bit
technology will enable clients to maximize the power of their hardware
capabilities. Latency improvements will be particularly valuable for clients
performing extreme stress testing or back-testing hundreds of strategies
simultaneously using full historical tick data.
Steffen Gemuenden, RTS CEO, said: “Our latency-sensitive clients –
particularly those using our API and RTD Tango solutions – should benefit
greatly from this new performance upgrade, giving them tools to become
more successful.”
Alex Lamb, RTS Executive Board Member, said: “We are committed to
providing the fastest possible access to exchanges around the world. The
roll-out of high-speed interfaces will also play a key role in the next phase of
our technology initiative that will restructure and optimize market data
across the RTS infrastructure, even further reducing latency across markets.”