Fixnetix extends network to Equinix NY and Chicago data centres

John Knuff, director of business development, Equinix: "The large community of financial trading firms in our New York and Chicago area centres will now have access to Fixnetix's low-latency market data and trading infrastructure."

Fixnetix, the provider of ultra-low latency market data, trading access and exchange hosting services, and Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of data centre services, have announced that Fixnetix has expanded its operations to Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centres in the New York and Chicago areas in order to offer low latency US data and market access for European firms looking to trade in the US.

"Fixnetix is well known for offering the highest levels of performance for its end-to-end, ultra-low latency market and data services," said John Knuff, director of business development for Equinix. "We are delighted that when they decided to expand their operations in North America, they chose Equinix's financial hubs in the New York and Chicago areas as their primary US points of presence. The large community of financial trading firms in our New York and Chicago area centres will now have access to Fixnetix's low-latency market data and trading infrastructure, offering minimal latency to all major trading venues in Europe."

Hugh Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, Fixnetix: "The combination of our technology running across the Equinix technical infrastructure means that our customers will be able to rely on the highest levels of performance."

"With this expansion into the North American market we're looking to capitalise on the growing demand from firms with trading strategies that require access to related - but separate - international markets," added Fixnetix's Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Hughes. "Our customers rely on our ultra-low latency market data feeds and trading connectivity to provide them with competitive advantage, so when we decided to offer two-way connectivity between the US and Europe we knew that we would have to establish points of presence and set up our hubs with a data centre partner that could offer the highest levels of security, reliability and low level connectivity. Equinix was the obvious choice, and the combination of our technology running across the Equinix technical infrastructure means that our customers will be able to rely on the highest levels of performance."