Orc Provides Low-Latency Market Access for China Index Futures Trading

Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced the availability of a market adapter to the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX). This new Orc market adapter connects exchange members and trading firms to the CFFEX platform for derivatives trading.

The new market adapter has been fully tested and developed on the Financial Easy Market Access System (FEMAS). Orc’s international trading clients can now trade on CFFEX via this low-latency market access, and local Chinese market participants can leverage the full suite of Orc Trading Bricks and Execution Bricks solutions to further enhance their overall trading capabilities and capture the emerging market opportunities.

"Our new market access option for CFFEX highlights the importance of the Chinese markets for Orc’s expansion plans in the Asia Pacific region and provides our domestic Chinese and international clients with the capability to trade the market’s listed derivatives,” said Greg Chambers, President APAC, Orc Group. "The addition of CFFEX further extends the reach within APAC of Orc’s renowned Trading Bricks and Execution Bricks solutions, and we are fully committed and proud to provide our clients with proven solutions in China.”

Orc is the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives. The Trading Bricks and Execution Bricks platforms build on Orc’s commitment to continuous, game-changing innovation. Each Orc solution is complemented by expert advice through the Orc Services offering, which makes an unparalleled combination of software and financial industry know-how available to clients worldwide.

Orc is hosting a cocktail reception in Shanghai on November 26 to celebrate our enhanced offering, please click here (apacevent@orc-group.com) for details.

About Orc Orc is the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives. Successful trading desks of premier institutions rely on Orc to stay ahead in increasingly dynamic and competitive markets. We deliver unrivaled next-generation solutions for advanced trading, market access and electronic execution to leading trading firms, market makers, banks and brokers worldwide. With 200 customers in more than 30 countries, access to over 150 trading venues and offices in each of the world’s key financial centers, Orc offers true global capabilities.

In October 2015, Orc joined forces with CameronTec, the global standard in financial messaging infrastructure, to create the most powerful trading and connectivity technology for capital markets.

Orc is owned by Orc Group Holding AB which in turn is majority-owned by Nordic Capital Fund VII.

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