Avelacom establishes PoP at Thai stock exchange

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Avelacom, a high-performance networking and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, is expanding its reach in Asia with a new point of presence at The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
The new PoP at the SET’s data center facilities will provide lower latency connectivity as well as more direct connectivity options for traders, brokers and market data vendors.
For example, it will offer a roundtrip latency of 26ms between the SET and the Singapore stock exchange, and 39ms between the SET and the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Avelacom CEO Aleksey Larichev said the expansion has been motivated by a growing interest in Asian markets from global capital markets players, as well as the prospect of new arbitrage opportunities for equity derivative products between SET and other major exchanges worldwide.
“Avelacom’s network has always been intended to serve latency sensitive clients by working with international institutions, accessing emerging markets, particularly on Asian trading venues,” he said.
“A PoP in Thailand further enhances our Asian presence and provides our clients with low-latency access to yet another growth market. We hope this will bring more global clients to SET and positively influence the exchange trading volumes.”
Questions & Answers
Q.What is the primary benefit of Avelacom establishing a PoP at The Stock Exchange of Thailand?
What is the primary benefit of Avelacom establishing a PoP at The Stock Exchange of Thailand?
The new point of presence will offer lower latency connectivity and more direct connectivity options. This will benefit traders, brokers, and market data vendors by improving access to the Thai market.
Q.Why has Avelacom decided to expand its presence in Thailand?
Why has Avelacom decided to expand its presence in Thailand?
The expansion is driven by increasing interest in Asian markets from global capital markets players. It also aims to create new arbitrage opportunities for equity derivative products between SET and other major exchanges globally.
Q.What specific latency improvements will the new PoP offer for connections to other exchanges?
What specific latency improvements will the new PoP offer for connections to other exchanges?
It will provide a roundtrip latency of 26ms between the SET and the Singapore stock exchange. The connection between the SET and the Hong Kong stock exchange will have a latency of 39ms.
Q.What does Avelacom hope will be the broader impact of this new PoP?
What does Avelacom hope will be the broader impact of this new PoP?
Avelacom hopes the PoP will attract more global clients to the SET. They also anticipate it will positively influence the exchange's trading volumes by enhancing access to a growth market.
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