HKEx Announces Founding Members Of The Hosting Services Ecosystem

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is pleased to welcome the first 22 Founding Member organisations to HKEx’s Hosting Services Ecosystem, where they will set up their service offerings in advance of the official launch of Hosting Services scheduled for Q4, 2012. HKEx’s new Hosting Services are part of the broader Orion Technology Initiatives aimed at revolutionising HKEx’s core trading platforms and further elevating Hong Kong as an international financial centre.

“The initial group of Founding Members, covering telecommunications, market data and financial technology services, provides an excellent base for our Hosting Services Ecosystem,” said Ryan Wuebbels, Head of Relationship Management at HKEx. “Customers will be able to easily cross connect to providers to access a wide array of services. By working together with these organisations, HKEx is creating a unique Ecosystem that will ultimately lower trading costs while enhancing communications and electronic trade lifecycle capabilities of the marketplace.”

The list of Hosting Services Founding Members is as follows:

More information on HKEx’s Hosting Services is available on the HKEx website at: http://www.hkex.com.hk/hostingservices