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Overview

Cboe’s primary trading platforms, BZX Equities Exchange, BYX Equities Exchange, EDGA Equities Exchange, EDGX Equities Exchange, BZX Options Exchange, EDGX Options Exchange, C2 Options Exchange (C2), and the Cboe Options Exchange (C1) are housed in the NY5 Equinix data center in Secaucus, New Jersey. The secondary data center is hosted by Cyxtera (ORD1) in 350 Cermak, Chicago, IL, for all platforms. The secondary data centers for BYX, EDGX, and EDGA Equities Exchange (EDGA) are hosted by Equinix (CH3) in Elk Grove Village, IL. Customers are strongly encouraged to establish connectivity to both data centers to minimize service disruption in the event of an issue at either data center. Secaucus is the "primary" or "hot" site, with Chicago/Elk Grove Village being "secondary" or "warm". Customers may receive market data from Chicago, and they may connect and heartbeat with order entry systems in Chicago. Orders submitted to Chicago will be rejected until Cboe declares the primary site in Secaucus "down".

Cboe also provides a primary network Point of Presence (PoP) in the Equinix NY4 and NY6 data centers in Secaucus, NJ. Customers can leverage their NY4/NY6 PoP connectivity to access multicast market data feeds and order entry sessions in the Cboe’s primary data center. Customers may access the secondary network via PoPs located in Cyxtera ORD1 or Equinix CH1, both in 350 Cermak, Chicago, IL as well as CH3 in Elk Grove Village.

It is the customer’s responsibility for selecting their telecommunications provider and arranging for connections to Cboe’s data centers and PoPs.

Cboe supports the following network connectivity choices for access to both Equities and Options:

  • IPSec VPN via the Internet (only for certification or test sessions);
  • Co-location Cross-connect (i.e., for customers co-located in the same data center as the Cboe trading platforms or a PoP);
  • Extranet connectivity (See Cboe Approved Extranet Providers for a list of approved Extranet Providers); and
  • Private line Ethernet (circuit extension from a carrier to Cboe, see the Carriers section for a list of Carriers)
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