ACTIV X-ray: the analytics cloud for global tick data.

ACTIV X-ray is an ACTIV product engineered and operated by big xyt using the big xyt Cloud Platform. Customers are able to access delayed tick data from global trading venues with a unique data quality including master data, trades, quotes and market depth. Data is available for download, for visualization as well as for analytics.

To fi nd out more, visit us online at www.activfi nancial.com or email sales@activfi nancial.com

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ACTIV X-ray powered by big xyt

Product Features

Global CoverageAccess to tick data of more than 100 trading venues globally.

API AccessSupport for any programming environment including R, MATLAB®, Java and Python gives users full fl exibility.

VisualizationTick data and analytics are seamlessly integrated into a graphical and interactive user interface.

Built-in AnalyticsEnables users to fi lter and aggregate tick data within the Cloud Platform reducing the amount of data transferred over the network.

Continuous OptimizationACTIV X-ray is continuously enhanced with new analytics functions using feedback from customers.

Customization ServiceThe ACTIV X-ray analytics team integrates new business logic in hours, accelerating the implementation of new analytics.

Leveraging the built-in API of the big xyt Cloud Platform, ACTIV X-ray off ers seamless integration into any programming environment like R, MATLAB®, Java or Python.

This allows users to access all available data sources and to integrate tick data analytics in the most convenient way.

ACTIV X-ray: your service to analyze trading venues

Use Cases

TransparencyUsers can access tick data for all available trading venues and compare trading activity for selected securities across multiple venues using the tick-by-tick visualisation through the built-in user interface.

Discover Trading OpportunitiesACTIV X-ray’s customizable analytics and interactive visualization enables end users to discover new trading ideas and opportunities.

Back TestingAlgorithms can be immediately tested with tick data (including market depth where available) from more than 100 venues through the built-in API.

TCA and Best ExecutionUser can execute interactive transaction cost analysis and analyze own trades using tick data from all available trading venues.

Market ReplayReplay and review any sequence of trading events observed on a single venue or across multiple trading venues.

Customer Benefi ts

User ExperienceACTIV X-ray is designed with the objective to off er the most convenient access to data and to analytics on large data sets.

Time-to-marketImmediate and secure access to all trading venues through the cloud.

Continuous IntegrationACTIV X-ray processes data from more than 100 data sources and continuously adapts its business logic to market needs. This allows customers to focus on their core business.

High-performance InfrastructureEnd users will enjoy the work with ACTIV X-ray as it is build for interactive analytics enabling the evaluation of new trading ideas quickly.

Unrivalled Total Cost of OwnershipACTIV X-ray delivers tick data and analytics in a cost-eff ective way. There is no need for customers to enhance their existing IT landscape or to invest into new hardware or new software.

big xyt enables customers to analyze all available data sets instantaneously without the need for IT investments.

ACTIV X-ray for Capital Markets provides trading fi rms with a unique service to analyze trading venues quickly and easily.

To fi nd out more, visit us online at www.activfi nancial.com or email sales@activfi nancial.com

Success Story: accelerate Business Growth at RSJ with ACTIV X-ray

With ACTIV X-ray, RSJ is able to immediately connect to all markets in scope via the big xyt API and start testing instanta-neously.

ACTIV X-ray off ers access to high-quality tick data (trades, quotes, market depth) for more than 100 markets globally. Data is delivered seamlessly via API into the end user’s environment, e.g. R, MATLAB, Java or Python.

Key benefi ts for RSJ:

• no allocation of precious resources – these capacities can be allocated for core activities, e.g. model testing

• ultra-fast access to tick data – similar to its leading in-house system

• faster time-to-market

• lower TCO (compared to an in-house solution)

• no need for any hardware or software investment

RSJ, one of the largest algorithmic trading fi rms globally, uses ACTIV X-ray to evaluate trading of new asset classes and venues quickly.

When expanding trading activity to new markets, systematic trading fi rms rely on high-quality tick data to identify trading opportunities and to test models.

While their existing trading is using tick data on a daily basis, new markets or asset classes require several steps:

• Purchase a back history or start capturing real-time data – either from a data vendor or from the exchange.

• Allocate or buy hardware resources, software capacity and talent to load several terabytes of data into a database.

• Make data available to research and trading.

To fi nd out more, visit us online at www.activfi nancial.com or email sales@activfi nancial.com

RSJ selects ACTIV X-ray for Tick Data Analytics to Accelerate Growth into new Markets

LONDON, 13 July 2016

ACTIV Financial announced today that RSJ Algorithmic Trading, one of the largest market makers on global derivatives exchanges, has selected ACTIV X-ray to help identify trading opportunities as they expand their trading activity in new asset classes and trading venues.

To successfully launch trading models on new trading venues, trading fi rms must perform a broad range of analytics and tests. In addition, trading fi rms need the ability to access in-depth market information allowing them to understand specifi c market mechanics of each venue.

High quality data, coupled with big xyt’s ultra-fast cloud platform, helps trading fi rms to gain relevant insight in a convenient way. By subscribing to ACTIV X-ray, RSJ is able to test models accurately and to reduce project risks.

ACTIV X-ray is a turn-key solution delivered at a monthly subscription fee including tick data, hardware, hosting and operations, meaning companies are no longer forced to purchase data and to build an optimized tick data infrastructure using expert skills. This enables trading fi rms to focus on their core business.

About big xyt

Since 2005 the big xyt team has provided global corporations in the most demanding domains with the fastest, most effi cient, and most convenient solutions for processing real-time and his-torical data. This focus has enabled us to become the leader and most innovative company in high-volume data analytics.

Today big xyt engineers and operates solutions for storing and analysing large amounts of data, enabling customers to trans-form data into information and decisions instantaneously. This allows corporations to innovate in remarkably fast and effi cient ways, making this capability an essential corporate asset, and a competitive advantage.

About ACTIV Financial

ACTIV is a global provider of real-time, multi-asset fi nancial market data and solutions. ACTIV off ers neutral, managed services for buy and sell-side fi rms and technology providers seeking a complete market data solution that encompasses both global content management and data delivery.

With coverage spanning more than 200 equity and derivatives exchanges around the world, ACTIV is the only truly end-to-end, independent market data utility in the industry. Founded in 2002 by market data specialists, the fi rm is privately owned and has offi ces in Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London.

“Subscribing to ACTIV X-ray is a strategic investment as it enables us to start model testing on new mar-kets immediately,”

Bronislav Kandrik, Head of Trading, RSJ a.s.

“After evaluating various cloud solutions, we have selected ACTIV X-ray based on two essential success factors, ACTIV’s data quality and big xyt’s engineering capabilities.”

“ACTIV X-ray is a cornerstone in ACTIV’s strategy to deliver innovative products to the trading community around the world,”

Ben Collins, Managing Director Europe, ACTIV Financial

“Having RSJ as a new customer demonstrates the value of our product to one of the most sophisticated trading fi rms globally.”

To fi nd out more, visit us online at www.activfi nancial.com or email sales@activfi nancial.com