BLOX Markets Partners with Options Technology to Power Openpool with Trading Infrastructure and Market Data Solutions

BLOX Markets has announced a strategic partnership with Options Technology (Options), a leading provider of capital markets infrastructure, to help power its new retail focused U.S. equities trading venue in development, Openpool, with their low-latency trading infrastructure and market data solutions.

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Options Partners with BLOX Markets

As part of the collaboration, BLOX Markets will leverage Options’ ultra-low latency trading infrastructure and high-performance market data solution, AtlasFeed, to deliver a fast, resilient, and accessible marketplace. Designed to enhance order competition and execution quality, Openpool aims to redefine retail trading by expanding access and driving market efficiency.

Danny Moore, President and CEO of Options Technology, commented, “We are delighted to collaborate with BLOX Markets on the launch of Openpool. This partnership reflects our commitment to enabling next-generation trading venues with the tools they need to scale and innovate. We look forward to supporting BLOX Markets in their retail focused U.S. equities trading venue and as they expand their global footprint.”

“We are excited to partner with Options to utilize their low-latency trading infrastructure and their low-latency market data solution, AtlasFeed, to power Openpool,” said Khody Azmoon, CEO of BLOX Markets. “We reviewed multiple trading infrastructure providers and Options aligned with our underlying thesis of utilizing emerging technologies to broaden access and enhance market efficiency.”

The partnership underscores both firms’ commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that empower the next wave of growth and innovation in capital markets.

Today’s news comes as the latest in a series of major milestones at Options, including the achievement of SOC Compliance for a 14^th consecutive year, the deployment of Cboe Hanweck’s European option analytics data feed, and the expansion of its Hong Kong office.

About Options Technology

Options Technology (Options) is a financial technology company at the forefront of banking and trading infrastructure. We serve clients globally with offices in New York, London, Belfast, Cambridge, Chicago, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Paris, and Auckland. At Options, our services are woven into the hottest trends in global technology, including high-performance Networking, Cloud, Security, and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

About BLOX Markets, Inc.

BLOX Markets, Inc., is in the process of developing a new retail focused US equities trading venue, utilizing emerging technologies to broaden access and enhance market efficiency. We believe that all investors deserve access to the best execution opportunities. We’re building a trading venue to open up access to off-exchange equity retail flow through order competition. Retail investors would benefit from greater competition in the execution of their orders and other investors would benefit from opportunities to execute against such orders, thus bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors. We present to you a new type of trading venue called Openpool. Please note the trading venue is not yet operational, awaiting regulatory filing and is subject to regulatory approvals.

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“We are delighted to collaborate with BLOX Markets on the launch of Openpool. This partnership reflects our commitment to enabling next-generation trading venues with the tools they need to scale and innovate."