PERFORMANCE Processing 200,000 price updates/sec./CPU
Handling 100,000 orders/sec./CPU
Delivering an average response time less than 1 ms
Scalable by CPU
Extreme capacity
Extreme performance
RELIABILITY High system availability not dependant on using specific technical infrastructure
Technological infrastructure fulfills business requirements rather than software requirements
High availability designed into the application
Not dependant on hardware availability to ensure continuous operation
SCALABILITY Trading environment sizing to business requirements
Scalability for customized configurations
Allows for vertical and horizontal scaling to better meet business requirements
Designed for scalability to fit business capacity and performance requirements
DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE Application components do not need to be local to each other
Permits localizing components closer to market participants in order to provide local access
Allows for the possibility of maintaining a live backup site
Reduces operating costs
PORTABILITY Developed for portability in C++ ANSI
Runs on multiple platforms: UNIX, LINUX, WINDOWS
Matches technological platform to business requirements, not software constraints
FLEXIBILITY SOLA® software architecture designed for evolution
Testable modular components
Flexible matching algorithms
High adaptability for business development
Software evolution cost reduction
Short time to market for new functions
Designed for multiple types of matching algorithms - Options, Futures, Energy, Stocks
EASE OF USE Specialized application set for rapid and standard access to information
Architecture designed for simple systems operation
Set of tools sharing the same look and feel and common functionalities
Management of market operations simple and very efficient
Market intervention effective and fast
PROVEN TECHNOLOGY Standard access connections
Proven technology implemented in major Exchanges
