RA-Cheetah, ultra low-latency FIX engine

The RA–Cheetah™ FIX engine is the highest performing lowest latency messaging engine for the FIX protocol. Whether you need a low-latency .NET / C# FIX engine or a low-latency Java FIX Engine, RA-Cheetah provides the lowest-latency FIX Engine available on the market today.

For: Exchanges & MTF’s, Sell- Side, Buy- Side, Transaction Hubs, ISV’s

How RA-Cheetah FIX engine enhances your trading capability:

• Increases messaging throughput; a single instance of RA-Cheetah FIX engine can process significantly more messages than any competitor
• Fullly scalable to meet your needs

• Consistent low-latency message delivery with no nasty outliers
• Ultra low-latency with consistent measurement
• Continually optimised to further enhance performance, typically we are 35x faster than other FIX engines
• The only FIX vendor to conduct a continual program of testing in Intel's Low-Latency Labs

• Higher performance from commoditised hardware
• Lower systems and operational costs
• Higher transaction volume processing = lower data centre footprint
• Reduced energy consumption: greener footprint
• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Accelerated return on investment (ROI)

• Simplicity
• Full in-flight session independence
• Full transport independence
• FIX repository-driven
• All versions of FIX-out-of-the-box from 4.0 to 5.0 (all service packs)
• Ease of integration & customisation (integration in days, not months)
• Supports local dialects and customised repositories
• Platform independent - available as a .NET/C# FIX Engine and as a Java FIX Engine
• Fully compatible with all FAST engines
• Support for direct integration with .NET and Java applications
• All versions can be run on Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Apple Mac
• C# version is "out-of-the-box" deployable as a stand-alone Windows service

• Multiple logging options including; log to database, file, bespoke storage devices, and, of course, no logging
• Supports multiple sessions with different service windows
• Supports non-standard dialects and customisations
• Utilises FPL’s repository updates so new FIX releases are supported immediately
• Customisations applied quickly through configuration; no code updates
• Sample open source messages included as standard
• Supports TCP or UDP
• Supports multiple transports, including FIXT1.1
• Support for FIXML
• Available as a .NET/C# FIX engineg or a Java FIX Engine
• Ability to support EMX