“The combination of OneTick’s performance, speed, and functionality with Options’ extensive market data creates a unique service with cost-effective access to a broad set of real-time and curated historical tick data stored within the OneTick platform.”
Options Technology has partnered with OneMarketData in order to enable the latter’s OneTick subscribers to access its vast repository of market data, including Equities, FX, Futures, Options, and Fixed Income data, as well as advanced market data analytics tools.
Together, the two companies will create a cloud-deployed, fully managed market data analytics platform to deliver cost-effective and enhanced trading outcomes for clients.
As part of this partnership, Activ, Options’ market data division, will oversee the management and hosting of the shared AWS East environment. The collaboration will provide subscribers with a robust infrastructure that meets the highest industry standards for performance, security, and scalability.
This integrative offering will also benefit Quantitative applications alongside Activ’s extensive Global Market data assets, coupled with integrated corporate actions and reference data linked to over 10 years of historical data.
Real-time and curated historical tick data stored within the OneTick platform
Options’ President and CEO, Danny Moore, commented, “We are delighted to partner with OneTick and leverage our extensive expertise in cloud hosting and market data. This collaboration aligns with our mission to cultivate innovative solutions for our clients across the capital markets, providing unparalleled insights and enabling informed trading decisions in real-time.”
Jeff Banker, OneMarketData’s SVP Market Development, added, “The combination of OneTick’s performance, speed, and functionality with Options’ extensive market data creates a unique service with cost-effective access to a broad set of real-time and curated historical tick data stored within the OneTick platform. Clients can seamlessly access the offering through a variety of API’s such as Python to benefit from the high-performance analytics they need to develop and measure their trading strategies.”
Options Technology entered Fixed Income space
It was in October 2023 that Options announced its expansion into the electronic Fixed Income space, an asset class that has witnessed considerable growth in recent years.
Options plans to leverage its expertise in providing trading solutions in Equities and FX to offer end-to-end solutions for Fixed Income market participants. With its recent expansion in Europe and strengthened connectivity to key trading venues like Deutsche Boerse, Euronext, and Senaf, the company is well-positioned to deliver advanced solutions for efficient, cost-effective trading in this critical sector.
This announcement is the latest in a string of developments for Options, which include creating 200 jobs in Belfast, partnering with valantic, and globally delivering seamless 100Gb OPRA data feed migrations. In 2019, Options received a significant investment from Boston-based private equity firm Abry Partners, enabling it to accelerate its global growth strategy.
