What is Equinix NY4 and LD5?

The Equinix NY4 and LD5 IBX Data Centres in New York and London are home to 60+ exchanges and trading platforms, 400+ buy and sell side firms, 150+ financial service providers, 675+ network bandwidth options.

Equinix data centres are known to be the most reliable data centres on earth. In these facilities financial market participants can interact between each other with very low latency  to ensure the ultra fast transfer of data, leading to the fastest execution speeds for the end user.

The Equinix NY4 Advantage

The IC Markets MetaTrader 4 and 5 servers are currently located in the NY4 data centre in New York and is collocated with our price providers including an aggregation of 50 banks and dark pool liquidity venues.

Hosting the MetaTrader 4 and 5 servers in NY4 enables cross connects between the MetaTrader server and all of IC Markets’ prices providers. These dedicated lines provide the lowest latency possible, ensuring the fastest execution speeds for clients.

The fast execution speeds achieved through our low latency connection provide the best trading conditions for traders globally. These conditions ensure orders are filled at the best possible market price..

The Equinix LD5 Advantage

Our cTrader servers are currently located in the LD5 data centre in London and also enjoys collocation with our prices providers as is the case with the MetaTrader servers.

The cTrader server was specifically designed for fast connectivity with no expense spared to ensure the best possible experience  for forex traders. This makes cTrader the ideal platform and setup for manual and automated traders based in and around Europe.