BGC Partners has signed an agreement with Thesys Technologies to invest in the creation of high-speed microwave data networks for the financial community. Starting with a route between Illinois and New Jersey at an estimated latency of under 8.5mS per roundtrip, the network is designed to transmit critical trading data related to the futures, equities, fixed income and other markets, between the CME, NASDAQ, BGC and ELX Futures data centers.
