Electronic trading and network solutions

Discover how IPC’s Connexus® platform powers electronic trading and network Solutions with secure, real-time connectivity across the full trade lifecycle—connecting trading firms, liquidity venues, and post-trade services globally.

Introducing IPC’s Connexus Network Suite

In today’s capital markets, seamless connectivity across the full trade lifecycle is no longer optional—it’s essential. From market data delivery to final settlement, every stage must operate in sync to minimize latency, reduce risk, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Our infrastructure is built to support your trading workflow end-to-end, connecting you effortlessly with buy-side and sell-side firms, IDBs, liquidity venues, and post-trade services. Whether you’re executing complex strategies or managing high volumes, you can rely on resilient, real-time connectivity that keeps your trades moving efficiently through the global financial ecosystem.

IPC’s Connexus® platform is the nerve center of global financial communications. Built to serve the ultra-demanding needs of capital markets, it delivers secure, high-performance connectivity designed for trading firms, liquidity providers, application vendors, market data houses, and more.

Connexus Cloud: A global ecosystem in a box

At the core is Connexus Cloud—a multi-cloud ecosystem interconnecting over 7,000 market participants across 750 cities in more than 60 countries. It supports every stage of the trade lifecycle, bringing flexibility, global scale, and operational resilience to your fingertips.

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The core services of the Connexus portfolio

Connexus Extranet

Private and scalable financial extranet engineered for electronic trading

Enables global connectivity by offering secure, high-capacity

connections across markets

Supports FIX, TCP/UDP, and multicast protocols, allowing seamless integration with trading platforms

Scales from 64 kbps to 1 Gbps to meet diverse performance

needs

Build-in redundant failover ensures operational resilience

Delivers a low total cost of ownership through optimized and

resilient infrastructure

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Connexus WAN

Provides private and secure wide-area connectivity designed to

support voice, video, and data across enterprise environments

Reliable communication between offices, ensuring consistent performance across geographically distributed teams

Integrates smoothly into existing enterprise networks, enhancing performance & traffic control without disruption

Built for reliability, supporting critical voice, video, and data applications with resilient infrastructure and high availability

MPLS-based network from IPC for low-latency, secure routing, built for financial institutions with strict compliance demands

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Connexus Ethernet

Designed for latency-sensitive environments, delivering the speed and determinism that high-frequency trading and financial firms demand

Managed Ethernet connectivity linking trading floors, data centers, and mandate-critical systems

Built on IPC’s global financial network with resilient routing and high availability

Connects firms to liquidity venues with secure and compliant Ethernet access

Complementary products — strengthening the offering

CNX Alpha

High-speed Layer‑2 connectivity between exchange venues and key trading hubs—powered by IPC’s managed X‑connect fabric.

CNX Cloud Connect

Native integration into over 550 CSPs. Provides private/ public/ hybrid cloud flexibility directly through Connexus Cloud.

CNX CIS

(Connexus Infrastructure Services)

Fully managed IaaS, offering colocated servers, storage, and networking in both physical and virtual environments—perfect for trading and market access.

CNX Chrono

Precision timing-as-a-service for MIFID II compliance.

Atomic-grade Grandmaster Clocks, PTP IEEE 1588v2 support, and time services built to guarantee regulatory and operational precision.

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Each slice of the pie represents a carefully engineered service area, all integrated to serve your critical business operations.

A unified offer: Breaking down silos

What sets Connexus apart is its ability to unify services—extranet, WAN, Ethernet, cloud, timing, infrastructure, and voice—on a single platform. This unified access lets clients maximize efficiency, rapidly deploy new capabilities, and manage their operations seamlessly.

Connexus solutions converge to support:

»   Voice-enabled trading

»   Latency-sensitive connectivity

»   Exchange data distribution

»   Hybrid cloud strategies

»   Global office interconnectivity

»   Management, monitoring, and more

The excellent cloud recording capabilities of TM Group UniCloud
come with a host of advantages

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Global reach & scalability

Scale fast and connect worldwide through one trusted ecosystem.

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Low latency & deterministic performance

From Ethernet-grade speed to colocated infrastructure and precise timing—Connexus ensures your systems stay in lockstep.

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Security & resiliency

Redundant connectivity, encrypted private pathways, and robust failover mechanisms.

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Operational simplicity

A single management framework for multiple distributed services means fewer silos and faster deployment.

Compliance-ready

From FIX-ready extranet to PTP clocks, Connexus supports your regulatory and audit requirements out-of-the-box.

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Emil Holmberg

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