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© BLADE Network Technologies, 2009 www.bladenetwork.net©2010 www.bladenetwork.net FASTER VIRTUAL PROVEN
The Race toZero Latencyin High Frequency Trading
BLADE Network Technologies
Vikram MehtaPresident & CEOBLADE Network Technologies
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High Frequency Trading Trends
• Getting closer to the Matching Engines• Getting the fastest Market Data• Using the latest technology• Squeezing as many micro seconds out of Trading
and Market Data paths as possible• Constantly innovating to stay competitive• What is your Number One Strategy?
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… to be SMARTER & FASTER than the competition !!!
… to be SMARTER & FASTER than the competition !!!
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Other Market Centers
Trade Desk
Matching Engine
Exchange GWY
Collocation Network
Exchange Provided Links to
Other Markets
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HFT Algorithm
Backend Connection
HFT Backend
Firm Provided Links to Other
Markets
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HFT Collocation Network
Collocated HFT Firm
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Upgrade To
Limited Shelf Life
HFT Collocation Footprint
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Algorithm
Back End InterfaceDatabase
Ultra Low Latency 10GE Switch
Market Data Feed Handler
To Trading Systems
To WAN
… Firms seeking to be FIRST, will continue to invest in the latest low latency solutions …
… Firms seeking to be FIRST, will continue to invest in the latest low latency solutions …
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Expanded Reach – Lower Cost of Entry
• HFT used to be limited to firms with deeper resources
• Now there is a reduced cost of entry– Servers & NICS– Collocation real estate– WAN access– 10GE Switches
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… Advances in faster and more cost effective technology are making High Frequency
Trading more available to smaller firms …
… Advances in faster and more cost effective technology are making High Frequency
Trading more available to smaller firms …
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BLADE’s RackSwitch Outperforms Cisco
BLADE versus Cisco 4900:− 8x lower latency− 2x more throughput− 6x better price-performance
ratio− 3x greater energy efficiency
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BLADE and VOLTAIRE Data Center Scaling Solutions
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1 to 12 Voltaire Vantage™ 8500 10GbE Switches
BLADE Embedded Switches
BLADE ToR RackSwitch™ G8124
Hundreds or thousands of blade servers, rack servers or storage arrays
• 3,400 servers• 2.4ms end-to-end latency• CEE lossless, non-blocking• Unified fabric management
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Marquee Financial Customers
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13 of the Top 25 Global Banks
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Solutions– Leader in enterprise datacenter networking solutions– Data Center Ethernet: embedded and top-of-rack– Innovative Software: BLADEOS, VMready network
virtualization, BLADEHarmony Manager, CEE/FCoE
Milestones– >8M datacenter ports shipped – 16,000+ switches at one customer– 50+% blade switch market share– #3 in 10 Gigabit Ethernet– Firsts
• 1st FCoE for blade servers• 1st exclusive Junos licensee for blade switches• 1st VM-aware networking• 1st CEE, Layer 2-3 & Layer 2-7 for blades• 1st 10G for blade servers & under $500/port• 1st green networking company• 1st with unique airflow technology
Strong Partnerships with Global Leaders
BLADE’s Position in the Market Place
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Company– Founded 2006; privately-held– Series B 2009: $240M valuation– Headquartered in the Silicon Valley– Global presence– Experienced team
Customers– 9,500+ enterprise datacenter customers in 26
industries, including #1 retailer, #1 financial services company
– In over 350 of the Fortune 500– Connect 15% of all data center servers & storage
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High Frequency Trading
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Whoever gets there first…WINS!
Vikram MehtaPresident & CEOBLADE Network Technologies 2350 Mission College Blvd.Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA+1.408.850.8942 phone+1.408.855.9550 [email protected] Twitter: @BLADEnetwork
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Disclaimer
• BLADE makes no warranties regarding the accuracy of this information. BLADE does not warrant or represent that it will introduce any product to which the information relates. It is presented for discussion purposes only.
• All statements regarding BLADE’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, at BLADE’s sole discretion.
• Prices, delivery dates and technical specifications are subject to change without notice.
• Copyright 2010 BLADE Network Technologies. BLADE Network Technologies, the BLADE logo, BLADEHarmony, RackSwitch, SmartConnect and VMready are trademarks of BLADE Network Technologies. All other names or marks are property of their respective owners.
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