Aquis has entered a partnership with the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX), which will see the exchange integrating Aquis’ Equinox matching engine into its trading platform.
David Stevens
The move, which also incorporates Equinox’s market surveillance tools, is expected to support future equities and equity-related instrument market growth and product development.
Moreover, the integration is designed to streamline NSX’s market infrastructure into a trading environment specifically tailored for high-performance, low-latency execution, with the aim of providing reliability, resilience, integrity and security for Australian capital markets.
David Stevens, Aquis chief executive, said: “NSX is on an exciting growth trajectory, and Aquis is proud to play a key role in supporting its continued expansion. As we further enhance our platform and deliver high-performance solutions globally, we look forward to continuing to grow our technology offering and client base in the years ahead.”
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The partnership has also received the support of NSX’s parent company, CNSX Global Markets, and the exchange has confirmed it will engage with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and relevant stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition to the new platform.
Max Cunningham, NSX chief executive and managing director, said: “This technology establishes the NSX as a world-class provider of trading services and an increasingly attractive platform for the global investment community.
“This investment and the rollout of Aquis Equinox will bring a trading platform with cutting edge low-latency and the highest order volume capacity to the Australian market. This will enable new product rollout and materially improve broker connectivity to trade securities on NSX. This is positive news for investors, issuers and market participants in Australia.”
The collaboration follows further significant news for Aquis, which was most recently appointed to be SIX’s technology provider for its forthcoming harmonised trading platform in October 2025.
The new system will bring together all exchanges operated by the group, including SIX Swiss Exchange and Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), onto a shared infrastructure.