Catalyst - Thoughts On Efficient Low Latency Trading Infrastructures
Orc Spreader
1. ORC SPREADER
AUTOMATED SPREAD TRADING FOR GREATER PROFITABILITY
Detect asset price differentials across multiple markets. Trade electronically. Reduce trading risk.
Orc Spreader is an ultra-low latency, high performance application used by futures spreaders, pairs
traders, and other high-frequency arbitrageurs that demand fast and smart trading logic.
ORC SPREADER GIVES FIRMS: ORC SPREADER FEATURES:
• Improved trading efficiency with fully automated and con- • Optimized, purpose-built trading strategy for extremely high
figurable spread trading performance
• Extremely high performance for greater profitability and • Server-based trading engine for fast response times
reduced missed hedges • Ultra-low latency market gateways to over 100 markets
• Ability to adapt to growing businesses with low-latency, • Risk mitigating strategy uses automated hedging and
multi-market access to 100+ markets pay-up features
• Member and non-member access to global markets • Unlimited number of legs per spread
1 Monitor and adjust
1 spreads
2 View executed trades
3 Quickly trade directly
from order ladders
4 Post-trade risk and
2 position information to
support trading
3 3
4
2. MORE FEATURES
SMARTER TRADING HIGH PERFORMANCE SCALABILITY
• Ability to fine-tune trading para- • Extremely high performance • Trade spreads in any asset class,
meters based on individual’s risk strategy optimized specifically including commodities, equities and
tolerance for speed equity indices, fixed income, etc.
• Sophisticated logic, including pay-up • Server-based architecture allows • Trade spreads across multiple
features and risk parameters to fully for co-location and extremely fast markets
automate trading reaction times
• Connectivity available to the world’s
• No pre-defined requirements on • Built on the ultra-low latency Orc
leading derivatives exchanges includ-
instrument asset classes, number Trading algorithmic trading platform
ing CME, Eurex, LIFFE, ICE, HKFE,
of legs, or markets for maximum
• Leverages Orc’s low-latency market TOCOM, and more
flexibility
gateways for fast, reliable connectivity
• Support for exchange traded spreads to trading venues • Full automation allows traders to
as well as custom spreads explore new opportunities
• Server-based application provides
scalability to let traders expand their
trading activities
ORC TRADING
TAKE ADVANTAGE
Take Advantage Orc is a leading global provider of technology for advanced derivatives
trading and connectivity. Customers include leading banks,
Orc Trading is used by leading financial firms worldwide for enhanced trading and market-making firms, exchanges, brokerage houses,
trading, pricing and risk management on electronically traded derivatives. institutional investors, hedge funds and software vendors.
Orc Trading provides the competitive edge to trade from a single platform,
on any listed instrument, across all asset classes, on 100+ markets. sales@orcsoftware.com
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