The location of Atrium Network's PoPs ensure customers benefit from of a simple point of connectivity at the point closest to some of the world's largest liquidity centres, such as the NYSE Euronext facility at Mahwah, New Jersey.

Atrium Network's 165 Halsey PoP gives clients based in New Jersey the opportunity to access the SFTI platform including OPRA, in addition to other markets across North America and the opportunity to tap into the liquidity provided by the growing numbers of trading counterparties on Atrium Network.

Atrium Network's decision to invest in a PoP at 165 Halsey is validation of the firm's commitment to providing unparalleled access to the North American markets. Atrium Network now has a total of four PoPs in the New Jersey, New York area. The addition of 165 Halsey will allow Atrium Network clients to benefit from multi‐gigabit access to multiple traditional and non‐traditional venues across North America.

Commenting on the new PoP at 165 Halsey, Emmanuel Carjat, Chief Executive Officer of Atrium Network said, "Satisfying the demand we continue to witness from participants for high-speed connectivity to exchange venues to trade multiple asset classes will remain one of our key priorities for 2011. Our simple approach to connectivity gives customers a further choice of counterparties with which to inter-connect using a platform that provides flexibility, choice and performance to multiple locations and venues."