Nasdaq Connectivity Services

Access to all Nasdaq markets and market data feeds

Connectivity Services

Connect to Nasdaq Markets

Nasdaq is driven to continually enhance the tools you need to trade. Nasdaq offers a wide variety of connectivity options and market data to fit a firm's specific network and trading strategy needs. Nasdaq offers Co-location, Point of Presence (POP) and Connectivity services for low latency and access to our liquid markets.

Types of Connectivity Services

Nasdaq Co-Location & Connectivity

Nasdaq offers the opportunity to co-locate their servers and equipment within the Nasdaq Data Center, providing proximity to the speed and liquidity of all of our U.S. markets. Through co-location (CoLo), participants are able to reduce latency and network complexity by utilizing high density cabinets and an exchange hand-off to all Nasdaq U.S. markets.

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: Nasdaq offers the opportunity to co-locate their servers and equipment within the Nasdaq Data Center, providing proximity to the speed and liquidity of all of our U.S. markets. Through co-location (CoLo), participants are able to reduce latency and network complexity by utilizing high density cabinets and an exchange hand-off to all Nasdaq U.S. markets.

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Nasdaq Testing Facility

The Nasdaq Testing Facilities provide the ability for firms to test their automated systems that integrate with Nasdaq services. This service supplies firms with multiple venues to test upcoming Nasdaq releases, product enhancements and the ability to test their own new software development prior to implementation.

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: The Nasdaq Testing Facilities provide the ability for firms to test their automated systems that integrate with Nasdaq services. This service supplies firms with multiple venues to test upcoming Nasdaq releases, product enhancements and the ability to test their own new software development prior to implementation.

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Disaster Recovery

Our DR location also enables clients to easily connect to a broad group of other equities and options exchange DR engines as well as other asset classes and FINRA connectivity in this Chicago facility.

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: Our DR location also enables clients to easily connect to a broad group of other equities and options exchange DR engines as well as other asset classes and FINRA connectivity in this Chicago facility.

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Customer Portal

The Nasdaq Customer Portal is a free web-based administrative tool available to all connectivity customers. This tool will help you manage your inventory and place orders for new services on-line.

NASDAQ CONNECTIVITY CUSTOMER PORTAL

: The Nasdaq Customer Portal is a free web-based administrative tool available to all connectivity customers. This tool will help you manage your inventory and place orders for new services on-line.

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Nasdaq Point of Presence (POP)

Nasdaq also offers customers the ability to connect to our markets from key financial data centers outside our primary facility through our Point of Presence Service (POP).

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: Nasdaq also offers customers the ability to connect to our markets from key financial data centers outside our primary facility through our Point of Presence Service (POP).

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Direct Connectivity

Nasdaq's Direct Circuit Connect is a dedicated connection for clients that are located outside of the Nasdaq Data Center who wish to connect directly with the Nasdaq primary data center.

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: Nasdaq's Direct Circuit Connect is a dedicated connection for clients that are located outside of the Nasdaq Data Center who wish to connect directly with the Nasdaq primary data center.

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Extranets

Firms can also utilize an Extranet provider, who already has established Nasdaq connectivity and access to all Nasdaq market data feeds. The following providers are approved Nasdaq Extranets:

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: Firms can also utilize an Extranet provider, who already has established Nasdaq connectivity and access to all Nasdaq market data feeds. The following providers are approved Nasdaq Extranets:

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Service Bureaus

Nasdaq members can also use Service Bureaus to help to connect for exchange trading.

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: Nasdaq members can also use Service Bureaus to help to connect for exchange trading.

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NY-11 Data Center Expansion Update

NY-11 Data Center Expansion

Nasdaq is delighted to be opening additional capacity and capabilities for clients at the NY-11 primary data center in Carteret, NJ. Working alongside Equinix and the broader ecosystem, including clients and vendors to design and build this modern facility that will serve to further establish Nasdaq as the premier exchange operator in the US.

Nov 08, 2024

Building the Next Generation of Capital Markets

Our MRX options market was fully moved to the cloud in 2022, a pioneering migration. The Nasdaq Bond Exchange was next to follow in 2023 with the GEMX options market migration to the could completed in November of 2023, marking a significant step in modernizing the global financial ecosystem.

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: Our MRX options market was fully moved to the cloud in 2022, a pioneering migration. The Nasdaq Bond Exchange was next to follow in 2023 with the GEMX options market migration to the could completed in November of 2023, marking a significant step in modernizing the global financial ecosystem.

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