Case Study: Large Financial Services Company (International Futures & Commodities Trader) achieves millisecond trade‑processing speed and scalable high‑density connectivity with Digital Realty

Large Financial Services Company - Customer Case Study

A large international futures and commodities trading firm based in the southeastern United States, which relies on advanced algorithmic trading, needed to relocate its primary data center to Chicago to capture millisecond trade-processing advantages. The move demanded significant space and power for high-density servers and vendor-neutral, high-capacity connectivity to meet diverse client requirements.

The company chose Digital Realty’s 350 E. Cermak facility, initially leasing 4,000 sq ft and 300 kW—quickly expanded to 10,000 sq ft and 1,500 kW—and gained access to 30+ fiber providers. This combination of space, power and connectivity delivered the performance and scalability needed to realize millisecond improvements and pass faster trade processing on to its clients.