Waypoint Trading Solutions to Expand European Exchange Connectivity with Equinix MD6 Deployment in Madrid

New presence will support managed hosting and low-latency connectivity to BME Exchange ahead of BME's planned migration to MD6

In preparation for BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles) migrating its matching engines from BME's Las Rozas data center to the Equinix MD6 colocation data center in Madrid, Waypoint Trading Solutions, a TNS business, is expanding its European exchange footprint with the launch of services in MD6.

This latest development will support managed hosting and ultra-low latency Layer 1 exchange connectivity to BME Exchange. The relocation of BME's matching engines to MD6 in Q2 2027 will place trading firms in close proximity to the core Spanish trading platform, helping to minimize network latency.

Extending Waypoint's presence in Europe means customers will have continued ultra-low latency Layer 1 exchange connectivity to all key European financial hubs, complementing its colocation services in London, Frankfurt and other major exchanges. It enables firms, including market data vendors and exchange members, to access Spanish equities and derivatives markets for both market data and order entry. Waypoint will also offer Layer 3 services in MD6.

"We are delighted to support BME's planned migration and further enhance our European exchange connectivity and managed hosting capabilities," said Jeff Mezger, Vice President of Product Management, Waypoint Trading Solutions. "Our focus remains on supporting connectivity globally via our low latency backbone specifically engineered to minimize network latency and maximize resiliency and uptime."

"Waypoint's presence in MD6 will give customers direct access to BME Exchange from a key European financial hub," said Santiago Ximenez Rodriguez, Head Data & Connectivity, Exchanges, SIX. "We welcome the expansion of connectivity options that support efficient access to Spanish markets."

This deployment is part of Waypoint's ongoing commitment to providing colocation services within Europe, which already includes BME, SIX Swiss Exchange, CBOE Europe, Deutsche Boerse, Euronext, LME, Nasdaq Nordic and LSE data centers. In 2022, Waypoint announced its managed hosting and colocation access in the BME data center and last year launched services in the Equinix ZH4 colocation data center in Zurich, enabling managed hosting and ultra-low latency Layer 1 exchange connectivity to SIX Swiss Exchange.

Adding this new colocation in Madrid means Waypoint customers can benefit from direct access to a key financial hub with over 85,000 equities, fixed income and derivative instruments, as well as an expanding ecosystem of growth market listings and securitized derivatives that provide access to one of Europe's most dynamic investment landscapes.

As both a registered data vendor and application service provider with SIX, Waypoint offers customers a managed alternative to building and maintaining extensive specialist infrastructure in-house, enabling trading firms to focus internal resources on their core business.