Proximity Hosting Services
Did You Know? The blink of a human eye takes an average of 300 milliseconds. Today s computers can process instructions in fractions of a millisecond. The rapid advancement in computing technology has given rise to a new segment of traders in the electronic trading arena. Algorithmic and high velocity traders making use of the today s computing power are able to automate their trading strategies and execute their orders in milliseconds.
The Need For Speed Speed of execution and direct market access are of major importance to various types of trading algorithms and quantitative models being deployed by the trader. The reduction in latency can translate into the competitive advantage of getting ahead and executing an order faster than your competitor. The main components in end-to-end trading latency are: Computer and networking devices processing speed at the Exchange Computer and networking devices processing speed at the customer s site The time it takes to deliver a data signal between the customer s site and the Exchange venue The first and second components are dependent on the Exchange and the customer s trading systems computing power and network set up. The third one, commonly known as network propagation latency, is dependent on the network distance and connectivity technology used between the customer and the Exchange. Proximity Hosting Services Trading Engines Disaster Recovery Site FASTEST Link ACTIVE HOT Standby Ethernet Link -SingTel Disaster Recovery Network Members at Singtel Data Centres Proximity Hosting Services allow traders to reduce their round trip propagation latency to less than 1 millisecond. This premium service, offered in partnership with SingTel, provides the FASTEST direct network access to securities and derivatives trading engines. Proximity Hosting Services offer a suite of fully managed, end-to-end hosting services for customers looking to capitalise on opportunities in Singapore and Asia. Leveraging SingTel s robust optical network infrastructure, Proximity Hosting Services offer high bandwidth connectivity with extremely high speed direct access to markets. Proximity Hosting Services also provide for the routing of customers connection from Main Data Centre to Disaster Recovery Data Centre. In the event that switches operations to the Disaster Recovery Data Centre, customers will be able to connect seamlessly to Disaster Recovery Data Centre and continue trading on markets. Benefits Proximity Link With this proximity service, you enjoy almost direct connectivity to the same network as trading systems for fastest direct access to. Higher Trading Speed With the increase in network speed, you are able to execute your trading transaction faster than your competitors. Risk With ultra-low latency direct access to markets, you are able to get market updates instantly. This allows you to react to market movements within a short time and hence mitigating trading risk.
Features Scalability Direct managed connectivity allows members and customers to monitor data traffic and can be easily scaled to meet additional data traffic requirements. Secure and Managed Environment The hosting platform is located in a secure environment that is ISO 27001 (BS 7799) certified and endorsed by SS507 standard which demands the highest level of service in all areas of operations, monitoring and maintenance. Rapid Implementation members and customers can connect effortlessly from the proximity sites to trading engines using existing SingTel s network infrastructure. Resilient Connectivity Designed for high reliability and managed by a team of professional engineers, all connections are diversely routed to from the proximity site to provide reliable communications. Value Added Services SingTel offers a suite of managed services which allows customers to have peace of mind when their infrastructure are hosted in SingTel EXPAN. Services include direct connectivity to SingTel s Internet Exchange (STiX), Asia s Internet backbone with more than 120 partners in 25 countries. EXPAN's disaster recovery solutions enable businesses to plan and perform drills to enable quick recovery from the unexpected events. Professional services provide end-to-end hardware procurement and deployment services which provide customers with seamless hosting and integration services. COLOCATION NETWORK MANAGED SERVICES DISASTER RECOVERY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 24x7 secure Seamless IT operational Business An integrated and fully direct internet support for continuance one-stop redundant connectivity managing solutions for provider for data centre and access to your system data protection, hardware, facilities within an array of and network recovery and software and a Telco-grade managed elements availability customisable environment network services IT solutions Rack Internet System Storage Procurement/ Connectivity Rental of Cage Hardware & IP Traffic Security Backup Software Private Vault System Domain Database Work Area Integration Recovery Online Hosted Reporting Application While care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document, and its affiliates make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for any purpose, of the information contained in this document or as to the results obtained by any person from the use of any information or investment product mentioned in this document. reserves the right to make changes to such information from time to time. Any change, omission or error in such information, shall not form the basis for any claim, demand or cause of action against or any of its affiliates and and its affiliates expressly disclaim liability for the same. In partnership with
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