Archer ITS | Institutional Quant Infrastructure

Co-Location

Equinix Direct Market Proximity

To minimize network transit time, our core execution engine does not run on generic public cloud regions. It is deployed within Equinix Financial Data Centers strategically co-located next to major global exchange matching engines.

⚡ Direct Fiber Cross-Connects: We hard-wire our servers directly to exchange gateways, eliminating standard internet network hops.
⚡ Bare-Metal Linux: Custom Linux kernels stripped of non-essential processes to eliminate jitter and CPU scheduling spikes under heavy load.
⚡ Equinix Infrastructure: Deployments physically adjacent to exchange gateways ensuring the absolute lowest latency possible.

Compute

High-Performance Asynchronous Backend

Standard sequential processing is abandoned. Our architecture utilizes bespoke parallel routing to execute across the allocation portal instantaneously.

Bare-Metal Compute

Built on high-frequency, compute-optimized instances utilizing custom Linux environments to guarantee deterministic performance.

Parallel API Dispatch

Utilizing high-speed event brokers and proprietary MAM software to fan-out execution broadcasts to institutional capital accounts simultaneously.

Sub-250µs Execution

Order generation and API dispatch occur within an internal server processing time that allows total tick-to-trade latency under 250 microseconds.

Synthetic Iceberg Capability

Off-exchange order slicing and replenishment software to bypass iceberg detection logic and minimize market impact for large scale executions.

Reliability

Institutional Risk Containment

✓ MAM Risk Nodes: Pre-agreed maximum drawdown limits are strictly enforced programmatically, flattening positions instantly if limits are breached.
✓ Automated Failover: Robust secondary and tertiary routing nodes ensure execution continuity during periods of market stress or primary gateway failure.
✓ Zero Capital Custody: We only request execute-only API permissions, meaning our infrastructure routes trades while allocators retain full control over funds in their SMAs.
✓ Proprietary Auditing: Continuous analysis of execution metrics and adherence to hard-coded strategy parameters.

Infrastructure Architecture