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CFTC plans to regulate for equal access to colocation


The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to introduce new rules to ensure “equal access” to colocation – the facility for trading firms to place their computer servers adjacent to those of an exchange to minimise communication times.

The CFTC announced its intention to regulate colocation services offered by US exchanges in a statement on June 10, but market participants are still waiting for...

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