Algorithmic trading—also known as algo trading, proprietary trading, or prop trading—demands the utmost speed, performance, and reliability from the network. When the ability to identify and react to an opportunity is measured in nanoseconds, millions of dollars in opportunity can be gained or lost based on network performance.

Brocade helps financial trading firms address these challenges by offering reliable and scalable networking solutions that employ the latest in non-blocking, low-latency, and high-speed technologies. As a result, prop traders can focus on monitoring financial trends, spotting and reacting to market changes, and delivering high returns for their customers and shareholders.

Brocade helps financial trading firms solve these challenges through:

• High-performance, low-latency, wire-speed, and cut-through solutions
• Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)/1 GbE speeds for enhanced flexibility
• Horizontal stacking for greater scalability
• Certified solutions that have been validated with a large ecosystem of leading technology vendors
• An open standards-based development philosophy

Brocade solutions for algorithmic-based trading environments provide several benefits, including:

• Highest performance and density
• Choice of compute and storage vendors
• Unsurpassed flexibility and scalability
• Eliminates need for "fork-lift" upgrades
• Low energy consumption to reduce carbon emissions and costs associated with power and cooling
• Proven end-to-end solutions