Latency Technology

There has been a proliferation in algorithmic trading, so much so, that some estimate that algorithmic trading can account for around 50% of all market equity trades.

Many types of algorithmic trading, utilising latency technologies, are based on exploiting minute differences in share prices or other electronically traded financial instruments or commodities in one or more locations. Latency and variations in latency known as jitter are crucial factors in the success of all types of algorithmic trading. 

Many execution venues including combinations of exchanges, dark pools, MTFs and other OTC systems are suitable for the application of modern algorithmic trading platforms and techniques.

What we can deliver:

• Algorithmic Platforms and Engines
• Order Execution by Smart Order Trading
• Colocation high frequency trading for trading over geographically diverse locations
• Multiple Distributed Engines - supporting "faster than light trading" execution
• Zero Latency solutions
• Ultra Low Latency  

Zero Latency

In this case the algo engine pre-populates order books and can manage 100,000's of order slices directly in multiple venues. This allows for Zero Latency trading where your order slices are already in the market and so are ahead of even the fastest competitor.

For clients already colocated Spearhead can offer upgraded Ultra Low Latency solutions.

Spearhead Latency solutions include:

• Feed validation
• Data Monitoring and Latency measurement
• Sampling
• Validation
• Monitoring
• Cleansing
• Consolidation

Spearhead are a highly qualified resource to advise and plan Low Latency and Ultra Low Latency rollout.