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Global Connectivity Access Points Overview

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Overview

Asia Future Trading provides a globally distributed connectivity infrastructure designed to support institutional, quantitative, and retail trading environments with optimized routing, low-latency execution, and regional redundancy.

Our network architecture is strategically deployed across major international financial and infrastructure hubs to provide stable and efficient market access for clients operating in different regions and trading models.

The following access points are currently available within our global infrastructure.


Global Access Locations

Location

Description

Primary Usage

Equinix TY3

Tokyo, Japan

Quantitative trading and Asia-Pacific low-latency connectivity

Equinix HK1

Hong Kong SAR

Primary Asia regional connectivity

Equinix HK1 EP2

Hong Kong SAR

Redundant and extended Hong Kong infrastructure

Equinix HK2

Hong Kong SAR

Secondary Hong Kong routing and infrastructure balancing

Equinix SG

Singapore

Quantitative and Southeast Asia connectivity

Equinix LD6

London, United Kingdom

Institutional FIX connectivity and professional trading infrastructure


Recommended Connectivity by Client Type

Quantitative & API Trading Clients

For most quantitative trading clients, API users, and systematic traders, we recommend the following access points:

  • Equinix SG

  • Equinix TY3

These locations are optimized for:

  • Stable Asia-Pacific routing

  • Lower regional latency

  • Quantitative strategy deployment

  • Expert Advisor (EA) execution

  • API-based trading environments

  • VPS and cloud infrastructure integration

These environments are suitable for the majority of professional retail and quantitative clients seeking stable execution performance within the Asia-Pacific region.


Institutional Connectivity — Equinix LD6

Overview

Equinix LD6 is dedicated to institutional-grade connectivity and advanced professional trading infrastructure.

This access point is specifically designed for:

  • Institutional clients

  • Professional liquidity participants

  • Advanced FIX API trading

  • High-frequency and low-latency environments

  • Infrastructure-sensitive trading operations


Access Requirements

Access to Equinix LD6 is subject to internal review and eligibility requirements.

Minimum requirements include:

Requirement

Details

Minimum Asset Requirement

USD 50,000 or equivalent

API Protocol

FIX 4.4 or above

Technical Capability

Strong programming and infrastructure experience required


Technical Expectations

Clients connecting to LD6 are expected to possess:

  • Advanced software development capability

  • Experience with FIX protocol implementation

  • Understanding of order routing and execution logic

  • Infrastructure management experience

  • Knowledge of low-latency trading environments

  • Capability to independently maintain API connectivity

LD6 connectivity is not intended for standard retail usage and may require technical onboarding review prior to approval.


Latency Considerations

Global financial infrastructure is inherently constrained by physical network distance and routing conditions.

For reference:

  • The typical one-way latency between Hong Kong and London is approximately 200ms under standard conditions.

  • Even dedicated institutional-grade leased lines generally achieve latency levels around 160ms.

As such, strategy design and execution expectations should take global network physics and routing realities into consideration.


Infrastructure Philosophy

Our infrastructure strategy focuses on:

  • Stability over marketing latency claims

  • Regional optimization

  • Institutional-grade routing architecture

  • Redundancy and operational resilience

  • Scalable connectivity for quantitative and professional trading environments

We continuously evaluate additional deployment regions and infrastructure enhancements to support future growth and evolving client requirements.


Contact

For institutional connectivity requests, FIX API onboarding, or infrastructure-related inquiries, please contact the support or infrastructure team for further assessment and deployment guidance.

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