May 15, 2012
MarketPrizm offers access to GETCO dark pool
Market participants will soon be able to access GETCO
Execution Services Europe (GES Europe), the centrally-cleared broker crossing
network run by electronic market making firm GETCO, via infrastructure and
market data provider MarketPrizm.
MarketPrizm is to provide hosting and connectivity solutions
for GES Europe using PrizmNet, its dedicated ultra-low latency connectivity
infrastructure.Using the MarketPrizm link, brokers will be able to send their orders to GES Europe from anywhere in Europe by cross-connecting to PrizmNet.
GES
Europe provides coverage of equities in the UK, France, Italy, Germany,
Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland and the Nordic countries.
“MarketPrizm is connected to 23 markets in Europe and our
robust and secure connectivity coupled with our market hosting solution will
allow GETCO to reach more clients, in more markets, more quickly,” said Tanuja
Randery, CEO, MarketPrizm. “Outsourcing non-core services such as connectivity
and hosting makes good business sense as it reduces costs while providing the
flexibility to allow infrastructure to be scaled up quickly and easily to suit
changing business priorities.”
In addition to its European dark pool, GETCO also offers execution services in the US including GETAlpha, an execution
algorithm for US equities that uses the same high-tech trading tools as a
dedicated market maker; GETMatched, an electronic trading platform that
provides access to GETCO liquidity; and GETRouted, a
customised low-latency router.
Elliott Holley
+44 (0)20 7397 3820
elliott.holley@information-partners.com