Orc Group has rolled out a low-latency market making application for the North American derivatives markets. Orc Market Maker, which is available as deployed software and as a managed service, will also be introduced to customers in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Asia-Pacific regions in the second half of 2011.

The application features volatility management interface and a Volatility Model API, which facilitates development of proprietary models. Orc Market Maker also has a server-based engine for fast, scalable trading and support for co-location at exchanges to minimize latency. It allows traders to make markets on multiple trading venues and supports options, warrants and structured products.

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