NYSE Technologies extends into Equinix IBX in Hong Kong & Tokyo
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NYSE Technologies extends into Equinix IBX in Hong Kong & Tokyo
First Published 21st May 2013
NYSE Technologies now offers direct access to SFTI Access centres inside eight Equinix data centres
Singapore – NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has extended its trading network into Equinix’s International Business Exchange data centres in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
The extension of NYSE Technologies’ Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) will allow direct connection from Hong Kong and Tokyo to services offered by NYSE Technologies and access a range of financial markets, market data and post-trade services.
NYSE Technologies now offers direct access to SFTI Access centres inside eight Equinix data centres in seven key markets including New York, Chicago, Singapore, Frankfurt, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Ian Jack, global head of infrastructure for the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure NYSE Technologies said: “We are very pleased to be extending the SFTI backbone into Equinix’s data centre in Hong Kong and providing direct metro access in Tokyo, both key financial hubs in Asia. Our SFTI Access centres in Equinix’s data centres in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore allow customers to connect to regional and global exchanges and markets in a cost effective way through a single connection at each of their locations around the region.”
David Wilkinson, senior director, Financial Services, Equinix Asia-Pacific added: “With the deployment of NYSE Technologies’ SFTI Access centres in Hong Kong and connectivity in Tokyo our financial ecosystem becomes even stronger and more valuable for both new and current financial participants accessing financial markets. Our established ecosystem of financial participants also presents an immediate market opportunity to NYSE Technologies, further facilitating its penetration into Hong Kong and Tokyo.”
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