OREANDA-NEWS. January 20, 2011. Within the framework of the policy on supporting open partnership regarding developing software OJSC RTS presents the development of Russian company Luxoft – ultra-low latency high-speed FIX/FAST adapter. The adapter has full support of FIX and FIX/FAST protocols and is certified for using on the equity market (RTS Standard) and the derivatives market (FORTS) of RTS Exchange.

The adapter can be used in e-trading systems because of it’s compliance with the requirements on the speed and quality of transferring large volumes of data during the connection with the Exchange’s system.

The adapter is based on C++ and optimized for Windows and Linux-based platforms.  The core of the adapter is ultra-fast and lightweight. Concise and flexible plug-in architecture allows rich variety of interconnections.

Personal interfaces for the management of exchange orders and market data.

FIX and FAST protocol dialects:

FIX: FIX 4.4.

FAST: Market Data Platform 6.3, FIX Protocol Version 5.0 SP1.

C++, Java, Microsoft.Net and wrapping of other API languages.

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux.

32 and 64 bit platforms are supported.

The software represents a new breakthrough product on the Russian market providing qualitative service for both Russian and foreign investors on the RTS markets.

OJSC "Russian Trading System" Stock Exchange was founded in 1995. It is one of the leading stock exchanges and the leading trading venue for futures and options in Eastern Europe.

FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 49contracts (36 futures and 13 options) on RTS Index, shares of Russian companies, short term interest rates, currency, oil,  gold, silver, and sugar.

RTS Standard sets a totally new standard for equity trading in Russia. It has boosted development of the infrastructure, raised the attractiveness of the Russian market for international investors due to the applied global standards of trading.RTS Standard offers CCP trading in anonymous order book without full advance depositing of assets and with settlement on T+4. The market hours are from 10.00 am to 11.50 pm MSK. The range of instruments includes top 33 liquid securities of Russian issuers and open-ended mutual investment index fund "Troika Dialog - RTS Standard Index".

Luxoft –  is a global software development partner and Eastern European leader.The company was incorporated in Moscow, Russia, in 2000. Luxoft’s expertise is widely applied in a range of high-tech industries such as aerospace, automobile, banking and finances, media, oil & gas, telecommunication, heavy industry and engineering industry, e-commerce, energy. Development centers are located in Russia (Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Omsk), Ukraine (Kiev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh),  Romania (Bucharest), UK (London) and Poland (Krakow). Representative offices are opened in the USA (New-York, Seattle), UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), Switzerland (Zurich) and Singapore (Singapore). Luxoft’s revenues of 2009 totaled to USD 149 billion (reporting year of 2009 ended as of March 31, 2010).