China_flagOrc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced that Orient Securities Co. Ltd. (Orient Securities), one of the largest securities firms in China, has selected Orc’s Trading Bricks platform for their options market making operations on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). With the signed agreement, Orc and Orient Securities will be able to take advantage of the opportunity in China’s financial market development.

The implemented solution will support Orient Securities’ expanding market making operations in China. The firm intends to engage across multiple markets as new products launch. The market making tools provided as part of Orc’s Trading Bricks platform leverages 25 years of experience in building and deploying leading-edge market making technology, empowering Orient Securities with robust technology that provides both high performance and unprecedented control.

Orc’s Trading Bricks platform has been designed from the ground up to be fast and flexible. The turnkey market making solution addresses the present and future challenges of making markets in listed derivatives. It features an ultra-low latency, server based trading engine for advanced quoting and hedging, and superior trading performance. Firms can manage low-latency quoting strategies across multiple markets from a single interface.

Orc is the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives. Successful trading desks of premier institutions rely on Orc to stay ahead in increasingly dynamic and competitive markets. We deliver unrivalled next-generation solutions for advanced trading, market access and electronic execution to leading trading firms, market makers, banks and brokers worldwide. With 200 customers in more than 30 countries, access to over 150 trading venues and offices in each of the world’s key financial centers, Orc offers true global capabilities.