Hosting Solutions

YOU MUST HAVE A LIVE AGN FUTURES ACCOUNT FUNDED BEFORE CO-LOCATING

Co-location refers to high quality data centers that offer connection methods for traders seeking the fastest, most redundant access to a futures exchange matching engine. For algorithmic traders or high-frequency, low-latency traders, server co-location at one of our data centers will provide our lowest latency routing connection. Each data center is equipped with multiple redundant connections, Redundant Climate-Controlled Environment to provide you with high-performance connectivity and reliability.

Specifications

All users will have access to their own server via a secure windows remote desktop.

If you have windows 7 Professional, you can span the remote desktop connection over five monitors on your home computer.

If you have an older version of windows you will only be able to span the remote desktop connection across one monitor only.

Users will be required to set up and install their own trading applications and software.

Users can load any programs you wish on your own dedicated server.

The servers are brand new, fully dedicated, private servers running Windows Server 2008 64 bit.

One server per client (access your own private server; never share your coding with co-location providers).

Please note – the servers have a new install of windows and requires all windows updates to be done before loading any software.

Please also be aware that we do not support windows in any way, so please contact Microsoft if you have any questions.

Current server specs/pricing are as follows

Location 1: Equinix Data Center (Chicago)

1U SuperMicro (Time to build, 3-4 days)
Core-i3 2100T (2x 2.5GHz, 3MB Cache)
500GB SATA2 HDD
4GB DDR3 ECC RAM
100Mbps Dedicated Unmetered Port
Windows 2008 Standard Edition
Price: $199/mo + $0 set-up fee

1U SuperMicro (Time to build, 3-4 days)

Core-i3 2120 (2x 3.3GHz, 3MB Cache)
500GB SATA2 HDD
4GB DDR3 ECC RAM
100Mbps Dedicated Unmetered Port
Windows 2008 Standard Edition
Price: $249/mo + $0 set-up fee

1U SuperMicro (Time to build, 3-4 days)

Xeon E3-1230 (4x 3.20GHz, 8MB Cache) supports Hyper-Threading
500GB SATA2 HDD
4GB DDR3 ECC RAM
100Mbps Dedicated Unmetered Port
Windows 2008 Standard Edition
Price: $299/mo + $0 set-up fee

Location 2: CBOT

- $965/monthly
- The building address is 141 West Jackson in Chicago. Chicago Board of Trade building
- You would be co-located in the Thomson Reuters cage with the other AGN servers
-Server specs available upon request

Customized Solutions are also available Call 312-267-2936 for more information.

NOTICE: Billing and Usage contracts may be provided through a 3rd party Partner Company. Users will be required to operate under any 3rd party requirements, notices, contracts, disclaimers ect. Please be aware that all users are 100% responsible for all trading activity. AGN Futures, LLC including any affiliate companies will take no responsibility for losses incurred for network or hardware failure while using remote servers through co-location facilities or solutions.

 

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THERE ARE UNIQUE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILIZING THE INTERNET-BASED ORDER EXECUTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FAILURE OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND INTERNET CONNECTION. AGN FUTURES DOES NOT CONTROL SIGNAL POWER, ITS RECEPTIONS OR ROUTING VIA INTERNET, CONFIGURATION OF YOUR EQUIPMENT OR RELIABILITY OF ITS CONNECTION. AGN FUTURES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATION FAILURES, DISTORTIONS OR DELAYS WHEN TRADING VIA THE INTERNET.