Trading

Spotex currently offers the following methods for connecting to the Spotex ECN.

• Spotex Fast:

  Spotex Fast is a proprietary API implemented in Java which can be used to directly connect to the Spotex ECN. Fast uses optimized protocols to communicate with the exchange eliminating FIX message overhead thereby reducing latency. This is the ideal protocol for high speed access to the Spotex ECN.

• Spotex FIX:

  Spotex FIX Servers are implemented to support the FIX Version 4.4 protocol. The Spotex FIX specification uses industry standard foreign exchange extensions allowing organizations to connect quickly and minimize costs by leveraging their existing FIX infrastructure.

• Spotex Station:

  Spotex Station is a powerful and easy to use application. Once installed on a desktop the user has a complete set of powerful trading functionality at their fingertips. Monitor many currencies at once on the Trading Panel; use the Order Ticket Panel to adjust different options on an order before submitting; view the depth of liquidity for each currency pair on the Market Depth Panel and view real time account information on the Account Panel.

• Spotex Web:

  Spotex Web offers a website where client's and prime brokers can access the all backoffice functions. The website can be accessed at http://www.spotex.com. Clients are able to control orders, view trades and generate reports. Some security restrictions are applied based on the client's profile.