Key takeaways
- EXA Infrastructure has launched the EXA Financial Network, a platform connecting major financial exchanges across North America and Europe
- The platform will connect 25 exchanges across 11 countries, representing over 60% of global market capitalization
- It complements EXA Express, EXA Infrastructure’s ultra-low latency route between New York and London
- Nicholas Collins, chief commercial officer, says the platform is the first step in a roadmap of low-latency services for the financial community
- EXA Infrastructure has invested over $300 million since September 2021 in network investment and expansion
EXA Financial Network launched
EXA Infrastructure has announced the launch of the EXA Financial Network, a new platform that will connect major financial exchanges across North America and Europe. The largest owned infrastructure platform of its kind will connect 25 exchanges across 11 countries, representing over 60% of global market capitalization.
What the platform offers financial institutions
As one of the leading operators of digital infrastructure across Europe and to North America, EXA Infrastructure is uniquely positioned to offer financial institutions distinct advantages in terms of performance, reliability and responsiveness. With cutting-edge technology deployed across the network, along with optimized routing, the EXA Financial Network enables real-time access to market data, fast order execution, price discovery, and market liquidity.
The EXA financial network has been designed for firms that require direct access to financial exchanges to support their trading activities, whether that be equities, derivatives, commodities, or foreign exchange. The new platform will complement EXA Infrastructure’s market-leading ultra-low latency route between New York and London, EXA Express.
What the EXA Financial Network enables
- Real-time access to market data, fast order execution, price discovery, and market liquidity
- Direct access to financial exchanges for equities, derivatives, commodities, or foreign exchange
Comment from Nicholas Collins
"The EXA financial network is designed to serve the needs of our customers that trade across international markets and where reliability, speed and resiliency are critical advantages where every millisecond matters” said Nicholas Collins, chief commercial officer at EXA Infrastructure.
“We have designed this network as a platform, meaning this is the first step in our roadmap that will see us launch additional low-latency and adjacent services tailored for the financial community”, said Collins
Investment since September 2021
EXA Infrastructure has invested over $300 million since September 2021 as part of its ongoing network investment and expansion strategy. This focus on investment means EXA Infrastructure is well positioned to serve the growing needs of customers and will ensure that the EXA Financial Network continues to evolve to meet the trading demands of the future.
About EXA Infrastructure
EXA Infrastructure is an award-winning portfolio company of I Squared Capital and the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East. With over 20 years of experience in building resilient networks, EXA Infrastructure provides the critical modern infrastructure and unrivalled engineering expertise that serves as the backbone for digital and economic growth. This includes mission-critical networks for governments and enterprises, hyperscale infrastructure for the world’s most innovative and influential businesses, and ultra-low latency, high bandwidth networks for financial, gaming and broadcast services.
Headquartered in London, the company owns 155,000 kilometres of fibre network across 37 countries, including six transatlantic cables and the lowest latency link between Europe and North America. For more information, see exainfra.net
