Stellar
A complete trading system solution, Stellar provides an intuitive front end with comprehensive order and risk management.
The Stellar front end has an emphasis on speed, displaying market data and routing orders as fast as possible. The Stellar architecture places the complexities and workload of the trading system onto the servers, freeing the front end to focus solely on trader interaction. Stellar responds instantly, even in the busiest of market conditions.
Uniquely, every aspect of the front end, from price ladders and view to order book and spread matrix, is fully customizable allowing traders to tailor their screen layout identical to that of their existing system. This minimizes the disruption and time out of the market that is traditionally associated with switching to a new trading system, whilst the trader benefits from enhanced performance.
Function highlights include:
- All standard trading screens, including grid view, price ladder, price ticker, and time and sales
- Powerful synthetic order types, including stops, icebergs, brackets, OCOs, and conditional orders
- Stellar spreadMachine for server-based spreading functionality and execution
- 100% open Stellar API, the perfect tool for implementing fast and powerful automated trading solutions
- Server-based synthetic order functionality
- Multiple workspaces per trader for quick switching to alternate screen layouts
- Full account based pre- and post-trade limit checking
- Fast Excel integration using the Stellar RTD server
Stellar spreadMachine
The Stellar spreadMachine is a server-based cross-market cross-product spreading tool.
The spreadMachine automatically works inter-market spreads on the trader’s behalf, managing leg orders and balancing the spread as required. Complex trading strategies can be implemented, with the spreadMachine capable of executing spreads with multiple legs, any number of which may be working in the market. All of Stellar’s powerful synthetic order types are also compatible with the spreadMachine such as icebergs and bracket order types on spreads, providing unparalleled flexibility and execution.
In today’s markets automated systems frequently compete with one another. To be effective, automated spread execution demands exceptional performance. The Stellar spreadMachine operates at the core of the trading system – it is a server based system designed for deployment within exchange colocation facilities. This allows it to build upon the high-performance order routing engine within the Stellar architecture and respond to market movement as fast as possible. The spreadMachine harnesses the power of its server hardware whilst leaving the trader’s workstation free to focus on order entry and price display.
Quantum Server
The Quantum Server is Stellar’s revolutionary server-based algorithmic execution engine. Quantum Server facilitates black box trading systems, automated strategies and smart orders. It utilizes the same technologies employed in the Stellar spreadMachine to maximize performance, scalability and integration.
Highlights Include:
- Rapid development of algorithmic trading systems
- 100% server side execution
- Low-latency, highly scalable, exceptional performance
- Integrated Complex Event Processing engine
- Comprehensive Backtesting capabilities
- Full integration with existing Stellar front end
- Seamless access to spreadMachine and all synthetic order functionality
Stellar tradeMachine
Stellar’s tradeMachine delivers order entry and control through Excel. The tradeMachine provides traders with the ability to quickly and easily create automated trading strategies without the need for programming. Traders can harness the full range of Stellar functionality, including the Stellar spreadMachine and all synthetic order types, through the tradeMachine.
Remote Trading
Trading away from the primary office location is an increasingly common requirement. The Stellar Remote Gateway offers connectivity to either satellite offices of home/internet locations without any loss of performance or stability, ensuring a continued optimal trading environment.
Stellar API
Stellar is an open trading system. Built into the heart of the system is the publicly available Stellar API, which provides access to all Stellar functionality and business objects, from price capture and order submission, to risk limits and user permissions. It is a 100% server-side, multi-threaded API available in C++ on either Linux or Windows. The perfect tool for implementing fast and powerful automated trading solutions, such as back office trade feeds, integration with internal order routing engines, or proprietary black box trading systems.
Connectivity
Stellar provides fast and reliable connectivity to the world’s major derivatives and equities exchanges including Euronext Liffe, Eurex, CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX, DME, BM&F, ICE, MEFF, Montreal Mx, Chi-X, eSpeed, ELX and BrokerTec.
For a detailed listing of the prices associated with Stellar Trading Systems, please contact an LEM Commodities sales representative with any questions at +1 203 485.7508, or email us at info@lemcommodities.com.