Components overview

Exchange backend components

• Registry:
• Exchange Engine:
• Fix Server: Industry standard FIX server (data and trading).

Exchange/Brokerage backend components

• Feed Server: Connects to stock exchange and information data feeds and provides streaming market data to other components.
• Trading Adapter:
• Trade Feed Adapter:
• Order Management System:
• Trading Agent:
• User Authorisation:
• Caching Proxy:
• Alerting / Scanning:
• Session Management:

Support backend components

• Audit History: Stores API activity and login sessions.
• Push Notification: Track data permissions for authenticated users and client applications.
• Market Holiday: Track trading days and non-trading days.
• Watchlist Manager: Stores user-created and system-managed watchlists.
• Interlink: Communications between internal components.

Frontend components

• Motif: A web-based desktop trading application designed for professional traders and DTRs.
• Arclight:
• MotifXL: Microsoft Excel add-in making data and trading available from within Excel.