Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data centre company, today announced that it has signed a worldwide Solution Partner Agreement with Fixnetix, a leading global managed services provider for ultra-low-latency market data, trading and risk control.
The joint agreement will promote and extend the availability of Fixnetix's data feeds and trading connectivity solutions to Equinix's 800-strong global, multi-asset financial services customer ecosystem. To ensure worldwide reach and address growing demand from European and American market participants venturing into Asia Pacific markets, Fixnetix is extending its global footprint into Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX™) data centres in Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Highlights / Key Facts
• The agreement covers Fixnetix's full range of data feeds and trading connectivity solutions - iX-Direct, iX-Max, iX-Trade, @Source Hosting and iX-Eye. Customers accessing this portfolio of award-winning services based on Equinix technical infrastructure can gain access to liquidity at the highest possible speeds with no buffering or loss of data and full redundancy.
• The new Fixnetix infrastructure in Equinix Tokyo (TY3), Sydney (SY2), Hong Kong (HK1) and Singapore (SG1) International Business Exchange (IBX®) data centers - deployed as the first stage of the agreement - will provide sub-millisecond access feeds and trading connectivity solutions to over 10 local and 80+ global execution venues.
• The new locations add to what is already an extensive and highly interconnected Fixnetix infrastructure across Platform Equinix™, covering 12 key markets in EMEA and the U.S with existing deployments in Equinix's London, Frankfurt, Zurich, New York and Chicago data centers. Since Fixnetix first started working with Equinix in Frankfurt in 2007, the number of interconnections serving customers in Equinix facilities has grown dramatically to its current level of approximately 400.
• Equinix global IBX® data centres provide a neutral meeting place for the world's electronic trading community, whilst controlling bandwidth costs, reducing CapEx and simplifying infrastructu infrastructure. Equinix interconnects some 800+ trading venue venues, market data providers, networks and technology service providers within the world's largest multi-asset financial ecosystem.
Quotes
• Hugh Hughes, Chief Executive, Fixnetix:
"Fixnetix is pleased to strategically align with Equinix in Asia. Our trading customers are now able to access market data, get trading access as well as utilise our FPGA pre trade risk engine iX-eCute for risk control worldwide."
• Stewart Orrell, managing director, Global Financial Services, Equinix:
"The Fixnetix portfolio of services has proved exceptionally popular with the financial services community, and their impressive growth over the past several years has enriched our financial ecosystem by providing leading-edge managed services in the top financial markets. Our partner agreement recognizes this and expanding our relationship will provide greater reach and value for our customers."