X TRADER

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X_TRADER is the flagship product offered by Trading Technologies. It is among the world's most-used futures trading platforms.

X_TRADER 7, the latest version of TT's high-performance platform, launched in 2006. TT touts it as the fastest and most powerful order-entry system for futures trading, with single-click trade execution, high-speed connections to the world's primary futures exchanges, real-time fill and position details and the patented MD Trader, a vertical market depth display that allows immediate reaction to market ebb and flow.^[1] X_TRADER also includes fully integrated charting and analytics with X_STUDY.

X_TRADER 7 was named "Innovation of the Year" by FOW Magazine^[2] and "Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform" by Buy-Side Technology magazine in 2007.^[3]

The order-entry platform connects professional traders with the industry's leading international derivatives exchanges and offers connectivity to:

BM&FBOVESPA BrokerTec CBOE Futures Exchange Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) CME Group Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) Eurex European Climate Exchange (ECX) Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Xetra) ICE Futures IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)

Liffe MEFF Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGX) Montreal Climate Exchange Montreal Exchange (MX) New York Commodities Exchange (COMEX) New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) NYSE Liffe Singapore Exchange (SGX) Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) US Futures Exchange (USFE)

History

2007: X_TRADER 7.4 was named "Innovation of the Year" by FOW Magazine and "Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform" by Buy-Side Technology Magazine.

2006: The current version of X_TRADER, Version 7, was introduced.

2004: TT unveiled a suite of plug-in products for X_TRADER and X_TRADER Pro, including Navigator, the first smart order-routing tool for futures trading.

2002: X_TRADER Pro was introduced. This enhanced version of X_TRADER incorporated the automated tools Autospreader and Autotrader.

2000: MD Trader, TT's patented vertical market depth display, was unveiled. By September, X_TRADER led the electronic trading volume on the Chicago Board of Trade.

1999: TT launched connectivity to LIFFE CONNECT as well as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

1994: X_TRADER launched with connectivity to Deutsche Borse AG (now Eurex).^[4]

References

1. ↑ X_Trader Version 7. Trading Technologies. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
2. ↑ Technology Innovation of the Year. Goliath. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
3. ↑ TT Media Coverage. Trading Technologies. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
4. ↑ Company Timeline. Trading Technologies. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.