What's the difference between dedicated and mutualized connectivity?

Dedicated gives you a private connection with full bandwidth allocation (lowest latency). Mutualized shares high-capacity uplinks across multiple Pico clients (cost-effective, still very low latency). Both are managed and monitored by Pico.

Can I use mutualized connectivity as my primary connection?

Yes. Many clients use mutualized connectivity as primary for cost reasons, or as a backup to their own dedicated ports for resilience.

What does "co-located access" mean?

Trading from the same colocation facility as the exchange matching engine, eliminating wide-area network latency. You access venues via Pico connectivity from either Pico-managed racks or your own infrastructure.

How does Pico handle venue technical liaison?

Pico's venue experts manage relationships, coordinate with exchange technical teams, handle protocol updates, and conduct mandatory reporting, eliminating this operational burden from your team.

Can I access venues remotely via PicoNet™?

Yes. PicoNet™ uses the fastest leased-line connections between colocation sites, enabling remote venue access with minimal latency vs. local co-located access.

What handoff speeds are available?

10Gbps, 40Gbps, or 100Gbps handoffs depending on requirements and venue capabilities.

Can Pico help with venue onboarding?

Yes. Pico's established relationships and priority service status with venues often accelerate onboarding vs. going direct. We handle technical coordination and testing.

Venue Access

Ultra-low latency connectivity to global exchanges, dark pools, and MTFs, with dedicated, shared, or co-located access options managed by Pico.

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900+ exchange and venue products: exchanges, dark pools, MTFs across US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific

Dedicated or shared connectivity options (10/40/100Gbps handoffs)

Co-located, remote, or hybrid access via PicoNet™

Managed by global team of venue experts (relationships, reporting, technical liaison)

What is venue access in trading?

Venue access provides connectivity to trading venues (exchanges, dark pools, multilateral trading facilities) for submitting orders and receiving market data. Pico offers ultra-low latency venue access to 900+ exchange and venue products via dedicated ports, cost-effective shared connectivity, or co-located access, all managed and monitored by Pico venue experts to simplify operations.

Flexible connectivity for every scenario

Dedicated connectivity

Private dedicated connection to venues with lowest latency possible.

Mutualized (shared) connectivity

Cost-effective high-capacity shared uplinks, managed and monitored by Pico.

Co-located access

Eliminate WAN latency by trading from the exchange colocation facility.

Remote order routing

Execute strategies from central location using PicoNet™'s global reach.

Common use cases (and what you'll achieve)

Eliminate individual exchange relationships

Let Pico manage venue connectivity, technical liaison, and reporting
Eliminate maintaining dozens of exchange relationships

Cost-effective primary or backup connectivity

Use mutualized connectivity as primary connection or backup to dedicated ports
Optimize cost vs. performance trade-offs

Low-latency co-located trading

Trade locally from exchange colocation facility using Pico venue connectivity
Access from Pico-managed racks or your own infrastructure

Centralized risk management

Aggregate drop-copy services from multiple venues into one location via PicoNet™
Simplify centralized risk infrastructure

Disaster recovery solution

Combine PicoNet™ with mutualized connectivity for cost-effective DR
Enable remote market access during exchange colocation outages

Venue Access FAQs

Ultra-low latency connectivity to global exchanges, dark pools, and MTFs via PicoNet™. Dedicated or shared port options with 10/40/100Gbps handoffs. Managed by Pico global venue experts.

Connect to the venues that matter for your trading

Talk to a Pico specialist about your venue access requirements, latency needs, and whether dedicated, mutualized, or co-located connectivity best fits your trading infrastructure.

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