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IDC Global Expands Offerings to Include Trading at the Speed of Light Networks

By Tim Gray, TMCnet Web Editor

As demand rises for ultra-low latency connectivity among financial trading centers in Chicago and New York City, companies such as IDC Global are expanding network offerings to include “Trading at the Speed of Light networks,” designed for high-frequency algorithmic trading strategies.

 

During a press conference at the 2009 Telx Customer Business Exchange (CBX) event in Manhattan, IDC (News - Alert)  Director of Sales Shelly Greco said the TSLSM network has been specifically designed for high-frequency algorithmic trading strategies where attaining the lowest possible latency is a requirement for successful trading.

 
Grecco told a packed conference room at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square that the latest integration with landing points at the leading financial markets’ nerve centers and interconnection points, has allowed for IDC Global’s own fiber network and colocation facilities and connectivity to all of the financial trading centers.

 

“TSLSM provides the most comprehensive - lowest latency, highest bandwidth, most cost effective, purpose built - network available in the marketplace – guaranteed,” said Grecco.

 

The service offerings start at 100Mbps up to 10Gbps waves and can be customized to customers’ unique requirements. The company expects a new line of TSL2SM with sub 16ms latency in 2010.

 

IDC Global also offers diverse and redundant paths with higher latency for customers seeking the highest reliability through multiple feeds to their market data. With its facility in London and multiple international carriers, IDC Global’s TSLSM network is able to provide low latency and diverse paths to European exchanges.

 

Tim Gray is a Web Editor for TMCnet, covering news in the IP communications, call center and customer relationship management industries. To read more of Tim’s articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Michael Dinan