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Feed Handlers

Exegy offers ultra-low latency, market data processing solutions available in both software and FPGA-based technology. Gain access to actionable, time-sensitive market data from over 300 venues through a single, normalized API.

FPGA Feed Handler

nxFeed is a feed handler which streamlines market data application development by processing data feeds on FPGA and making them available to applications via a simple, normalized API.

To learn more about our FPGA Feed Handler, click here.

Software Feed Handler

Exegy’s Software Feed Handler (SMDS) provides low latency, normalized market data with access to over 300 venues, with global coverage and support for all major asset classes. Manage increasing data rates and continual industry changes with Exegy’s SMDS.

The SMDS Solution is delivered via a single, high-performance, flexible API. All content is normalized to Exegy’s Market Data Model, reducing the time it takes for our customers to add further markets and understand venue-specific complexities.

Full support for book building of both price books and order books, along with the ability to create composite order books that give a comprehensive view of liquidity across venues, is available with Exegy’s SMDS.

Other key features include:

  • vendor-neutral entitlements control and reporting system for audit compliance
  • cost controls to help reduce market data expenditure
  • support for native recovery mechanisms to ensure full feed resiliency

FeaturesSoftware Feed HandlerExegy Ticker PlantAxiom
(Consolidated Feed)
Support for 200+ market data feedsIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Hollow Checkmark Feature offered in part or optionally
support for global marketsIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
support for major asset classesIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Hollow Checkmark Feature offered in part or optionally
universal exegy client apiIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
DEFINE SYMBOL LIST AND ALTERNATE SYMBOL MAPPINGSIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
Latency profileMICROSECONDSMICROSECONDSSUB-MILLISECOND
custom national best bid and offer calculationIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Hollow Checkmark Feature offered in part or optionally
custom aggregated price book calculationIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Hollow Checkmark Feature offered in part or optionally
custom basket net asset value calculationIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
Synchronous delivery of signum predictive analyticsIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
hot-hot redundant infrastructure Icon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
cloud deployment optionsIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
deployment methodCLIENT-MANAGED SOFTWAREON-PREMISE, PURPOSE-BUILT APPLIANCEFEED, CUSTOMIZED CONTENT
includes fpga-accelerated hardwareIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offered
full exegy managed servicesIcon - Checkmark solid red feature offeredIcon - Hollow Checkmark Feature offered in part or optionally
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