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July 24, 2024 (London) Mckay Brothers International has expanded its Raw Feeds offering in the UK. MBI is distributing cash equities market data from London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Turquoise to traders co-located at the Slough-LD4 data center.

Read the full article piece here: Delivering the fuel for FX algo trading: Navigating the global data challenge.

March 27, 2025 (Chicago) Quincy Data, the global leader in market data technology, announces new Transatlantic Signal Feeds distributing key CME data in London, Frankfurt, and Mumbai. This data service provides insights into large trade events for key CME futures instruments, ensuring market participants receive critical trading indicators with minimal delay. The Signal Feed latency from CME in Aurora, IL to the Slough-LD4 data center in the UK is 23.x milliseconds one-way, enabling the fastest […].

November 13, 2024 – Chicago, IL & Oakland, California – Quincy Data, the leading ultra-low latency market data technology provider, today announced a time synchronization service covering major US financial exchanges that is precise to sub-nanoseconds. Quincy's Time Synchronization as a Service (TSaaS) provides a plug-and-play solution for precise time distribution across the New Jersey and Chicago metro regions. As trading firms seek greater precision and resilience, Quincy's TSaaS simplifies the complexity of building advanced […].

12 November, 2024 – OAKLAND, CHICAGO, GENEVA & PARIS — McKay Brothers ("McKay" or "the Company"), a market leader in ultra-low latency market data and wireless networks, today announced that Citadel Securities has made a minority investment in McKay to support the continued growth of its global data and connectivity business. Under the terms of the transaction, Citadel Securities will receive an equity stake in the Company and McKay's co-founders, Stéphane Tyč and Bob Meade, […].

The QED service is fastest from NYSE/Nasdaq to TMX April 8, 2024 (Oakland, CA) Quincy Data has launched the fastest market data service between the largest US and Canadian equities exchanges. Quincy's ultra-low latency QED service now distributes select content from over 200 equities and ETFs from NYSE-Arca and Nasdaq at the TMX data center in Markham, Ontario. The latency from the NYSE data center in Mahwah, NJ to Markham is less than 1.755 milliseconds […].

Oakland, CA – Feb 16, 2022 – Quincy Data, powered by McKay Brothers, has added MEMX market data to its New Jersey Metro Quincy Raw Data (QRD) service. MEMX data is distributed via QRD at the lowest latency to key US equity trading hubs in Mahwah and Carteret, NJ. Since its launch in 2019, QRD has been adopted by banks, hedge funds and market-makers and has significantly leveled the playing field for ultra low latency […].

Stephane Tyc, Co-Founder; Quincy Data & McKay Brothers on providing solutions that grow and adapt.

Aurora, IL sourced Bitcoin futures data in Secaucus-NY4, Toronto-TMX, Slough-LD4, Frankfurt-FR2 and Zurich-ZH4 March 17, 2021/ Oakland / Quincy Data announced it has added Bitcoin futures to its Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. Quincy sources Bitcoin futures data in Aurora, Illinois and uses the McKay Brothers' microwave network to transport the data in less than four milliseconds (ms) one-way to the crypto exchange hub located at Secaucus-NY4 in New Jersey. QED provides the lowest known […].

Quincy Data Adds Futures Market Data Distribution in Toronto at the Lowest Known Latency Aurora, Illinois-sourced futures market data available at Toronto's TMX data center March 2, 2021 / Oakland, CA / Quincy Data announced an expansion of its lowest known latency market data services to Canada. The Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service now distributes select Aurora, Illinois-sourced futures data at Toronto's TMX data center at the lowest known latency. Quincy Data redistributes the full […].

February 25, 2021 Read more about the award here.

December 9th, 2020 Extreme low latency wireless market data service is powered by McKay Brothers Microwave 9 December 2020 / Oakland, California – Quincy Data powered by McKay Brothers was named Market Data System of the Year at the 2020 FOW International Awards today. Stephane Tyc, co-founder of Quincy Data and McKay Brothers: "We are elated to be recognized as the Market Data System of the Year by FOW. In a volatile trading year, financial […].

QRD service offers lowest latency energy and equities market data from the largest US futures exchange. November 23, 2020 / Oakland, CA – Quincy Data and McKay Brothers today announced that they have connected the largest US futures exchanges at the lowest latency. The new services link the two largest US futures exchanges, which are based in Aurora and Chicago, Illinois. Quincy Data's Illinois Metro service currently offers market data in the native exchange format […].

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June 30th, 2020 Quincy Data Named 2020 Best Low Latency Data Feed – Direct at Trading Tech Insight Awards Extreme low latency market data service is powered by McKay Brothers Microwave Oakland, California, 30 June 2020 – Quincy Data was named "Best Low Latency Data Feed – Direct" at the 2020 USA TradingTech Insight Awards virtual ceremony today. In February, the company was awarded Best Overall Market Data Provider at 2020 European TradingTech Insight Awards. […].

Secaucus-NY2 sourced US Treasuries data via microwave at Aurora, IL data center May 11, 2020/ Oakland / Quincy Data announced US Treasuries data has been added to its Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. Quincy now sources on-the-run US Treasuries data at the Equinix Secaucus-NY2 data center. Quincy uses the McKay Brothers' microwave network to transport the data to Aurora, IL in under 4 milliseconds, the lowest latency available. The QED service distributes data for the […].

Extreme low latency market data service is powered by McKay Brothers Microwave.

May 24th, 2018 Quincy Data named Best Low Latency Data / Technology Partner Recognized for delivering the most wireless data at the lowest known latency Oakland, California. 24 May 2018 – Quincy Data, the industry-leading distributor of extremely low latency market data, delivered across the McKay Brothers' microwave networks, was awarded "Best Low Latency Data/Technology Partner" at the 2018 Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards ceremony last night in New York. Hosted by Inside Market Data and Inside Reference […].

6 March, 2018 – OAKLAND, CA, GENEVA & PARIS — McKay Brothers, a market leader in low latency networks, today announces a minority investment from Jane Street Group, LLC that will support the continued growth of McKay's successful private bandwidth and market data businesses. Jane Street Group joins IMC, Tower Research Capital, Susquehanna International Group and XR Trading as minority investors in McKay. The companies' founders continue to hold the controlling majority of McKay's […].

November 20, 2017 / Milan, Italy and Zurich, Switzerland / McKay Brothers International has added Milan and Zurich points of presence to its industry-leading Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. The QED POPs in Milan and Zurich distribute a broad range of low latency futures contracts from the US and the UK. "To meet best execution standards, it is critical that market data be the most current available," says Francois Tyc, managing director of McKay Brothers […].

19 October 2017 – OAKLAND, CA, GENEVA & PARIS — McKay Brothers, a market leader in low latency networks, today announces agreements with Susquehanna International Group, LLP and XR Trading that will support the continued growth of McKay's successful private bandwidth and market data businesses. Under the terms of the agreements, McKay's founders will continue to control the McKay companies, holding over 70% of the equity. Susquehanna and XR join IMC and Tower […].

Select UK-sourced metals futures at the lowest known latencies September 8, 2017 / London, UK & Geneva, Switzerland / McKay Brothers International has added select futures from the London Metal Exchange to its industry-leading Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. QED now offers select LME instruments at the lowest known latency at Slough-LD4 and Basildon in the UK, as well as at Frankfurt-FR2, Marseille-MRS1 and Madrid-BME. The LME data distributed at those POPs are 3-month futures […].

8 February 2017 – OAKLAND, GENEVA & PARIS — McKay Brothers, a market leader in low latency networks, has closed an investment from affiliates of Tower Research Capital LLC for five percent of McKay equity. Together, with the previously announced investment from IMC affiliates for twenty percent of equity, McKay has concluded its initial round of outside equity funding. The investments allow McKay to accelerate its ongoing effort to drive down network latency between financial […].

Lowest latency for transatlantic market data service September 13, 2016 / London / McKay Brothers International (MBI) has reduced transatlantic latency on its Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service to the lowest available for financial market data services. QED's new transatlantic fiber capability combined with McKay's extremely low latency microwave on land in the US and across Europe sets a new speed benchmark for market data services. The improvement in transatlantic latency extends a long history […].

1 September 2016 – OAKLAND, GENEVA & PARIS — McKay Brothers, a market leader in low latency networks, today announces an agreement with IMC, the technology-driven trading firm, that will support the continued growth of McKay's successful network business. Under the terms of the agreement IMC will take a minority stake in McKay, providing capital for the further improvement of McKay's networks serving the latency sensitive trading community. Financial terms of the agreement were […].

Aurora data distributed in NY2 in 4.015 ms OWT; Aurora-Carteret in 3.982 ms May 12, 2016 / Quincy Data, Oakland, CA / The Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service has lowered latency on its microwave market data service between Illinois and New Jersey. QED distributes select Aurora and Chicago-sourced futures data in major trading centers in New Jersey at the lowest known latency. QED distributes Aurora data in Secaucus-NY2 in 4.015 milliseconds (ms) one-way, Mahwah in […].

Equity index futures at the lowest known latency at major UK trading centers May 5, 2016 / London, UK & Geneva, Switzerland / McKay Brothers International has added Euronext Equity Index Futures to its industry-leading Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. The QED service now offers select Euronext instruments at the lowest known latency at major UK trading centers. Latency to Slough-LD4 is 273 microseconds, Interxion-LON2 is 140 and Quincy's Central London POP adjacent to the […].

June 2, 2015/ Oakland, CA / McKay Brothers and Quincy Data now offer the lowest known latency between key Illinois trading centers and the Secaucus-NY5 data center. One-way latency between Aurora and Secaucus-NY5 is 4.056 milliseconds. One-way latency between 350 E. Cermak and NY5 is 3.885 milliseconds. McKay offers the lowest known latency between Illinois and the eight major New Jersey trading centers. "Secaucus-NY5 is now a critical part of the US equity and options […].

Quincy Extreme Data adds Eurex Futures Order Book Data to its Lowest Latency Service Geneva, Switzerland, September 4, 2014/PRNewswire/ The Quincy Extreme Data service now offers order book data on select Eurex bond and equity futures. The QED service distributes select Eurex futures in major trading centers in the UK, New Jersey and Illinois at the lowest known commercial latency. Eurex Order by Order is the first Europe-sourced data feed distributed by the QED service, […].

Quincy Data Announces Major Expansion of Service Equity & Energy Futures sourced at 350 E. Cermak and Cash Treasuries sourced in Carteret at lowest known latencies June 29th, 2014 Quincy Data, LLC announced a major expansion to its Quincy Extreme Data service, adding select Equity and Energy Futures sourced at 350 E. Cermak and select Cash Treasuries sourced in Carteret and distributed widely at the lowest known latencies. Quincy now distributes data from eight exchanges […].

Aurora to Slough LD4 in 35.39 ms and Aurora to Frankfurt FR2 in 37.79 ms; more UK colos to follow OAKLAND, Calif., April 23, 2014/PRNewswire/Quincy Data, LLC announced that its Quincy Extreme Data service is distributing Aurora-sourced data to London's Slough-LD4 data center in 35.39 milliseconds (ms) and to Frankfurt's-FR2 data center in 37.79 ms. Both routes offer the lowest known latency for any commercially available service and will receive substantial upgrades over the next […].

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Quincy Data, LLC (http://www.quincy-data.com//) announced an expansion of its industry leading QED market data offering with the opening of a point of presence in the NJ2 data center in Weehawken, NJ, operated by Savvis, a Century Link Company. Firms co-located in NJ2 can now receive select futures data from CME Group's data center in Aurora, IL in 4.14 milliseconds—another best in class offering from Quincy Data. Quincy's addition of […].

Specialized Data Service Adds Slough LD4 Co-location Site to Growing List OAKLAND, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Quincy Data, a recognized leader in low latency market data, is pleased to announce the addition of the Slough LD4 co-location center to its growing list of distribution sites. The latency for CME Group data delivery in LD4 will be the lowest known for a publicly available service. The underlying network—combining microwave and fiber—delivers select CME data […].

[OAKLAND, CA], December 21, 2012 — Quincy Data is live with the Quincy Extreme Data (QED) Service offering financial market data to exchange-collocated clients over an extremelow latency microwave network linking the Chicago and New York trading centers. Being milliseconds ahead of the competition can lead to significant increase in profits and reduction of risk for Quincy's bank, dealer and trading clients. The QED Service integrates and normalizes market data from multiple US financial exchanges, […].

View full letter here: McKay Brothers – Intent to Register as CC Letter (2025.06.24).

View full response here: McKay Bros – Nasdaq NY11-4 Comment Letter 5 (2025.2.12).

View full response here: McKay Bros – Nasdaq NY11-4 Comment Letter 4 (2024.10.15).

View full response here: McKay Bros – Nasdaq NY11-4 Comment Letter 3 (2024.07.24).

View full response here: McKay Bros – Nasdaq NY11-4 Comment Letter 2 (2024.06.18).

Read full response here: Quincy Data – Nasdaq NY11-4 Comment Letter (2024.03.22).

DC Court of Appeals cites McKay Brief of Amici Curiae in support of SEC rules to promote equal access to exchange data centers Read the full article here: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/83EBB6E695A3FAE0852587D100546647/$file/20-1470-1931643.pdf.

McKay Comment Letter re IDS provision of CME data at Mahwah Read the full letter here: McKay Brothers – Comment Letter on CME Data – SR-NYSE-2021-67 (2022.01.13).

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McKay Brothers Second Comment Letter re: Order Instituting Proceedings to Determine Whether to Approve or Disapprove Proposed Rule Changes to Establish a Wireless Fee Schedule Setting Forth Available Wireless Bandwidth Connections and Wireless Market Data Connections and Associated Fees (File Nos. SR-NYSE-2020-05, SRNYSEAMER-2020-05, SR-NYSEArca-2020-08, SR-NYSECHX-2020-02, SRNYSENAT-2020-03, SR-NYSE-2020-11, SR-NYSEAMER-2020-10, SRNYSEArca-2020-15, SR-NYSECHX-2020-05, SR-NYSENAT-2020-08).

Read the McKay Brothers – Comment Letter re SR-NYSE-2020-05.

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Stephane Tyc discusses "From first bit trading to supporting Machine Learning and more.".

Stephane Tyc presents at the 2023 FIA Expo in Chicago – Time & Latency: Wireless Innovations in Financial Markets The slides from his presentation are available here.

Watch Stephane Tyc present at The Trading Show 2022: Market Data vs Private Fills (plus update on HF relevance).

Watch Stephane Tyc's fireside chat at The Trading Show Americas aired on September 15, 2020. Stephane is joined by Brian Nigito as they discuss the proposed SIP reform.

Stephane Tyc presented a "Low Latency Update" at The Trading Show New York September 25th, 2019. The slides from his presentation are available here.

Stephane Tyc presented, "Global Perspective on Low Latency" at The Trading Show Chicago May 8-9, 2019. The video from the presentation is available here. If you would like to download the slide separately they are available here.

Stephane Tyc presented an updated version of, "Private vs Public Feeds The Role Of Transport" at The Trading Show New York September 26th, 2018. The slides from his presentation are available here. The video from the presentation will be available in the next few weeks. If you would like to be notified when the video is available contact us at Contact@Quincy-Data.com.

Stephane Tyc presented, "Private vs Public Feeds The Role Of Transport" at The Trading Show Chicago May 9-10, 2018. The slides from his presentation are available here . The video from his presentation will be available in a few weeks.

Trading Infrastructure – The Trend Toward Outsourcing 29 November 2017: When it comes to technology solutions for trading infrastructure, the build-versus-buy debate is one that never seems to go away. In the past, it was fairly common practice for banks and electronic trading firms to want to build and to run everything themselves. But more recently, there seems to be a definite trend away from that philosophy and toward buying, or even outsourcing, critical infrastructure. […].

Stephane Tyc presented, "The Race Season 5 Whats In The Air" at The Trading Show Chicago May 17-18, 2017. The video from his presentation is available below.

Stephane Tyc presented at Terrapinn Trading Show Chicago on May 18, 2016 discussing Exchanges vs Networks. The slides from his presentation are available to download.

Estimating Latency From Market Data 2015 presented by Stephane Tyc For more detailed information please refer to this white paper.

Microwave Lines: Review Of The Developments- STAC Summit Chicago 2014 Presented by Stéphane Tyč.

Improving Regulation Effectiveness Through Transparency and Complexity Reduction Presented by Stéphane Tyč.

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June 25, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Quincy Data, a global leader in high-performance financial market data distribution, has been named winner of the TradingTech Insight USA Award for Best Time Stamping Measurement System for its Precision Time Exchange (PTX) service. PTX delivers resilient, sub-nanosecond time synchronization across major North American trading venues, fully traceable to UTC(NIST). It offers a robust alternative to locally maintained GPS clocks, helping market participants address rising risks of interference […].

February 24th, 2025 View full list of FOW International Awards 2025 here.

May 17, 2024 Quincy Data is honored to be named Best Low Latency data and Technology Provider in 2024 by Waters IMD & IRD. Full list of winners available here.

February 25, 2021 Read more about the award here.

December 9th, 2020 Extreme low latency wireless market data service is powered by McKay Brothers Microwave 9 December 2020 / Oakland, California – Quincy Data powered by McKay Brothers was named Market Data System of the Year at the 2020 FOW International Awards today. Stephane Tyc, co-founder of Quincy Data and McKay Brothers: "We are elated to be recognized as the Market Data System of the Year by FOW. In a volatile trading year, financial […].

September 3, 2020 Quincy Data powered by McKay Brothers is honored to be named Best Market Data Connectivity Provider by the HFM Global European Technology Forum 2020. Full list of winners available here.

June 30th, 2020 Quincy Data Named 2020 Best Low Latency Data Feed – Direct at Trading Tech Insight Awards Extreme low latency market data service is powered by McKay Brothers Microwave Oakland, California, 30 June 2020 – Quincy Data was named "Best Low Latency Data Feed – Direct" at the 2020 USA TradingTech Insight Awards virtual ceremony today. In February, the company was awarded Best Overall Market Data Provider at 2020 European TradingTech Insight Awards. […].

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Extreme low latency market data service is powered by McKay Brothers Microwave.

June 13th, 2019 Bob Meade and Stéphane Tyč are listed on the Financial Technologists inaugural list of the 50 of the most inspiring, forward-thinking, and dynamic founders in the Financial Services Technology industry and put them all in one list. The focus report on Bob Meade and Stéphane Tyč can be found here The full report can be found here.

June 8th, 2019 Stephane Tyc & Bob Meade listed among the 50 most influential founders and leaders from the financial technology space. The feature on Stephane Tyc & Bob Meade is below.

February 12, 2019 Click here for the full magazine post.

May 24th, 2018 Quincy Data named Best Low Latency Data / Technology Partner Recognized for delivering the most wireless data at the lowest known latency Oakland, California. 24 May 2018 – Quincy Data, the industry-leading distributor of extremely low latency market data, delivered across the McKay Brothers' microwave networks, was awarded "Best Low Latency Data/Technology Partner" at the 2018 Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data Awards ceremony last night in New York. Hosted by Inside Market Data and Inside Reference […].