The Brazilian derivatives and stock exchange BM&F Bovespa has released volume figures for use of DMA to its equities market in October, the first month for which co-location-based DMA has been permitted.
Nordic-based agency brokerage Neonet is offering direct market access to the Norwegian equities segment on the Swedish exchange venue Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
SunGard has launched an ultra low-latency direct market access service for pan-European equity markets through its European broker-dealer, Valdi Execution Services.
Information provider Dow Jones has opened its first co-location data centre in the Asia-Pacific region, allowing latency-sensitive market participants to benefit from faster market access.
UBS Investment Bank has launched direct market access capabilities for clients that want to trade on Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, the domestic Mexican stock exchange.
The launch of Credit Suisse's ultra-low-latency direct market access service in Australia marks an extension of the bank's efforts to cater for high-frequency traders in Asia-Pacific, a region where the hurdles of providing such services are as diverse as the opportunities they seek.
High-frequency trading is expected to continue its rise in Europe over the next year, but buy-side traders still seem to be unsure about its effect on the quality of liquidity.
French investment bank Société Générale has added algorithms and direct market access for Indonesia to its Quantitative Electronic Services product suite.