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Surge Trading Group Inc., the holding company of Surge Trading Inc., the New York-based electronic market maker, today announced that it has selected Equinix, Inc., a provider of global data center services, for strategic and resilient colocation and business continuity services for its critical trading infrastructure. As part of Surge Trading’s commitment to provide the highest level of service possible, the firm will leverage Equinix’s network-neutral colocation and continuity trading services.

Atrium Network, provider of smarter connectivity for the financial community, today announced a further expansion of Atrium Network’s ultra-low latency connectivity offering to the Canadian market. Effective today, Atrium Network will provide its customers with market data and trading access to TMX Group’s equity markets Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) and to its derivatives market Montreal Exchange (MX).

Custom Connect, a global reseller of high-performance network solutions, today announced that a leading European financial trader selected Custom Connect to deliver connectivity to Moscow, Russia. It concerns a dedicated 1G Ethernet connection between a leading financial exchange in Spånga, Sweden and a large stock exchange in Russia. The connection guarantees reliable fiber connectivity with dedicated capacity as well as the flexibility for a future upgrade to 10G on demand.

Mantara, Inc., a provider of advanced technology solutions for high-frequency trading and ultra-low latency direct market access has expanded its CHiPS risk offering to provide a fully distributed pre-trade risk control solution for market participants seeking to manage risk across multiple trading venues.

Interoute, owner operator of Europe’s largest next-generation network, has completed two new high speed connectivity routes directly into the major financial hubs of Amsterdam and Milan. Financial institutions can now benefit from the fastest, most direct routes between 24 of Europe’s most significant stock exchanges and multilateral trading facilities (MTF).

Options IT, a leading provider of ultra-low latency market data and connectivity, managed application hosting, and high-performance technology Infrastructure-as-a-Service for the sellside and buyside, today announced ULLINK, a leading provider of low-latency connectivity, risk management and trading solutions, has deployed its UL NET+ service on the Options PIPE platform.

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms and global enterprises, has continued the rapid expansion of its global financial network with the announcement of connectivity to Bursa Malaysia Berhad – operators of Bursa Malaysia -- one of the Asia Pacific region’s emerging exchanges. Bursa Malaysia, formerly the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, operates a fully integrated exchange, offering a complete range of services including trading, clearing, settlement and depository services.

Atrium Network, provider of smarter connectivity for the financial community, announced today that it offers connectivity to the PLUS Stock Exchange (PLUS-SX) which delivers cash trading and listing services.

When it comes to low-latency hot spots, it's not all about NYC, and not even just about the US. Our neighbors to the north have plenty going on too in terms of electronic exchanges and new marketplaces. And there are local vendors, such a Cogeco Data Services. Low-Latency.com talked to Virginia Brailey, vice president, marketing and communications, at the company to find out more about the business need and the technology response up north.

Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that Interactive Data 7ticks, part of Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, has extended the footprint of its real-time services by locating a Point of Presence (POP) in Interxion’s Stockholm data centre. The POP offers customers low-latency connectivity and proximity hosting both to the Stockholm-based exchanges and between the London and Stockholm financial centres.

Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transatlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces today that it has further reduced latency across key financial routes on its Global Financial Network (GFN). These ultra low latency routes offer distinct competitive advantages to high frequency traders and financial firms that conduct thousands of trades per minute to maximize results. Major GFN financial routes such as from New Jersey to Toronto are now marked by speeds as fast as 9.5 millisecond round trip delay.  Hibernia Atlantic also further improved latency on routes in and around the New Jersey metro area to ultimately connect to long-haul networks reaching Chicago, Toronto, London and Frankfurt.

Atrium Network, provider of smarter connectivity for the financial community, announced today that it will offer low latency access to the NASDAQ OMX Nordic derivatives market. Connectivity is provided using Atrium Network’s existing infrastructure at the heart of NASDAQ OMX’s production and data centre facilities in Stockholm.