Direct Market Access
at Venomous Speed
Institutional-grade infrastructure for algorithmic and high-frequency trading - without the institutional cost or build time.
Deploy CME-certified execution, market data, risk, and connectivity as software or a fully managed service for one flat monthly rate.
Everything You Need to Trade at Institutional Speed
Without the institutional price tag, the 18-month build cycle, or the engineering headcount.
Build in our simulator, deploy to CME colocation, and start trading – without standing up any infrastructure yourself.
In-memory pre-trade risk on the same machine as your algo. Zero unnecessary hops between your strategy and the CME matching engine.
Skip the $200K–$1M build. One flat monthly subscription covers the software, hardware, certification, and operations.
Everything in One Integrated Stack
From market data to order execution – no hidden complexity, no extra infrastructure.
Full-Fidelity Exchange API
1:1 with the CME exchange. Every field, every message – no abstraction, no normalization, nothing stripped out.
- Full MBO feed: every order add, modify, and cancel exposed directly to your algorithm.
- All MDP 3.0 fields: price levels, implied quantities, trade summary, and instrument definitions.
- Complete iLink 3.0 coverage: all order types and all execution report fields.
- Private fills include all exchange metadata: execution IDs, aggressor flags, and transaction timestamps.
The GUI Your Traders Will Use
Real-time order management, live P&L, depth of market, and one-click kill switch – all reading directly from shared memory.
Available as a browser app and native desktop clients for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Go Live in Three Steps
A clear path from development to live trading – with support at every stage.
Develop locally using PCAP or DataBento DBN replay in our simulator. No infrastructure needed – just your strategy code.
Run the same binary on live market feeds while all orders execute in simulation. Real data, zero risk.
Flip the config to production. Same code, real orders to the exchange – no rewrite, no surprises.
We Handle the Infrastructure.
You Focus on Alpha.
Building and certifying a CME gateway in-house takes 12–18 months and $200K–$1M. Nanoconda delivers the same institutional-grade infrastructure – software, hardware, colocation, and certification – for one flat monthly rate.
Your algorithm runs at the exchange, in-memory risk runs on the same machine, and our team operates it 24/6. You redirect every engineering hour toward your strategy.
Talk to usNanoconda vs. The Alternatives
Wherever you are starting, Nanoconda provides a direct path to efficient, low-latency execution.
Traditional broker APIs and FCM order-routing platforms introduce abstraction layers between your strategy and CME – limiting control, restricting order types, conflating data, and adding latency at each hop.
- ✓~1µs order-to-wire – not milliseconds through a broker
- ✓Full order-by-order book data (MBO)
- ✓Every exchange-native order type, including FAK and Iceberg
- ✓Direct iLink 3.0 connectivity to CGW or MSGW, no intermediary
- ✓$0 per-order routing fee – flat monthly pricing
Developing a CME-certified gateway typically requires $200K–$1M and 12–18 months – and the gateway is only one component of the full trading stack.
- ✓Go live in days – not 12–18 months
- ✓Colocation infrastructure in Aurora, networking included
- ✓Real-time GUI – DOM, live P&L, algo controls, kill switch, and more
- ✓In-memory pre-trade risk integrated with your FCM
- ✓Fully managed 24/6 – hardware, OS, and CME certification updates
| Broker API | Other DMA Platform | DIY DMA | Nanoconda Remote | Nanoconda Colocated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | |||||
| Order-to-Wire Latency | ~1–10ms | ~100µs–2ms | ~1µs (requires expertise) | <10µs FIX-to-CME | ~1µs |
| Exchange-Native Order Types | Standard types; no Iceberg | Most types – FCM-dependent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Order-by-Order Book Data (MBO) | – | – | ✓ | L10 only | ✓ |
| In-Memory Pre-Trade Risk | Separate Server | Separate Server | Build yourself | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manual Trading GUI | ✓ | ✓ | Build yourself | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-Time Algo Monitoring & Kill Switch | – | Limited Information | Build yourself | Kill switch | ✓ |
| Bespoke Strategy Logic & Control | WEB API only | Framework-constrained | Build yourself | Your FIX app or Sierra Chart | ✓ |
| Setup & Operations | |||||
| Time to Go Live | Days–weeks | 4–12 weeks | 12–18 months | Days | Days |
| Exchange Colocation | – | Separate cost | Self-managed | Gateway in Aurora | ✓ |
| SSH / Server Access | – | Separate cost | ✓ | – | Pro & Elite |
| 24/6 Managed Operations | ✓ | ✓ | Your team | ✓ | ✓ |
| CME Certification | ✓ | ✓ | Self-maintained | ✓ | ✓ |
| CME Audit Trail Delivery | ✓ | ✓ | Self-managed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cost | |||||
| Per-Order Routing Fee | Yes | Yes | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year-1 Total Cost | Heavy transaction fees | Routing + platform fees | $200K – $1M+ | From $10,140 incl. 1 DCM data API | From $22,200 incl. 1 DCM data API |
One Platform. Every Way to Trade.
Software licenses you run yourself, or fully managed services at CME colocation. Flat-rate – no order routing fees, no surprises.
- ✓ PCAP & DataBento DBN file replay
- ✓ CME-compatible order simulator (FAK, Iceberg, IOC, Limit…)
- ✓ Same C++ API as production – zero code changes to go live
- ✓ No exchange account or FCM required
- ✓ FIX 4.4 and DTC (Sierra Chart) API
- ✓ L10 market data API – $250/month per DCM
- ✓ No per-order routing or per-contract technology fees
- ✓ Under 10µs from FIX receipt to the CME matching engine
- ✓ 1 dedicated CPU core at CME Aurora colocation
- ✓ Single-digit microsecond latency
- ✓ Server-side smart orders & fully custom plugins
- ✓ Full MBO market data API – $250/month per DCM
- ✓ Browser GUI access – no SSH
- ✓ Managed & monitored 24/6 by Nanoconda
- ✓ 3 dedicated CPU cores at CME Aurora colocation
- ✓ Full SSH access – direct server control
- ✓ Full DMA platform included
- ✓ Full MBO market data API – $250/month per DCM
- ✓ Managed, monitored & supported 24/6
- ✓ 7 dedicated hyperthreaded CPU cores at CME Aurora colocation
- ✓ Full SSH access – direct server control
- ✓ Full DMA platform included
- ✓ Managed, monitored & supported 24/6
- ✓ iLink 3.0 + MDP 3.0 – CME certified
- ✓ Pre-trade risk, GUI, simulator, PCAP/DBN replay
- ✓ FCM integration – runs on your server
- ✓ All CME futures products supported
Ready to trade at institutional speed?
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