Execution Matters Beware the Quad Witch

Quadruple (or “quad”) witching day occurs quarterly when four major financial instruments simultaneously expire: stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures.

It is, for some context, a Black Friday event for electronic brokers and trading tech providers.

It’s why Lime Trading’s systems were built with enough redundancy and stability to handle the traffic and headwinds for one of the most challenging days for traders all year.

Our low-latency platform was engineered to handle these exact conditions, with systems that can “meet the demands of systematic and electronic traders,” said Johan Sandblom (president and head of business development. “On the most active trading days, we routinely process over 30 million messages, with much of the volume concentrated toward the market close. The platform enables our clients to execute their strategies without bottlenecks, even during events like quad witch.”

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To learn more about how Lime Trading can support your low latency US options trading strategies, including multi-leg options and shorter maturities, contact sales@lime.co or call us at 646-558-3232.