ABEX Goes Live with Distributed Co-location Across Four Major Digital Asset Execution Sites
Venue-local child-order routing in Tokyo, Singapore, London and Chicago—over BSO’s low-latency network, with no client co-location build and one transparent volume-based fee.
London, UK, 19 October 2026 — ABEX has launched its distributed co-location infrastructure across Tokyo, Singapore, London and Chicago. Institutional clients can place parent orders with ABEX while child orders are generated and released locally, alongside leading crypto liquidity venues’ matching engines. Clients gain access without building or operating their own co-located infrastructure.
Local execution, less exposure
ABEX operates its proprietary C++ trading engine and co-located footprint at each site, using low-latency connectivity from BSO. The engine delivers tick-to-order latency of below 40μs, p95, depending on venue and message rate. Generating child orders beside the matching engine shortens the interval in which market conditions can move, helping limit adverse selection, alpha decay and execution costs.
Algorithms designed for the venue
ABEX model-based placement logic uses live venue conditions to time and price child orders, with the aim of increasing passive fills and reducing the proportion of flow that crosses the spread. The execution algorithms and local infrastructure are designed together.
One transparent fee. No co-location charge.
Clients pay only on executed volume, with no fixed fee or separate co-location charge. ABEX provides the engine, infrastructure and operational footprint across all four regions, removing the need for firms to build and maintain their own multi-region co-location estate.
Erkan Kaya, CEO and Co-founder of ABEX, said: “Our clients should not have to choose between building a low-latency estate and accepting less control over execution quality. By combining venue-local execution with our placement logic, we aim to improve passive fills and reduce the time child orders are exposed to changing markets. We provide the network, engine and co-location across four regions, with one transparent fee based on traded volume.”
About ABEX
ABEX provides institutional digital-asset traders with a proprietary, ultra-low-latency algorithmic trading engine, combining high-performance C++ engineering, machine-learning-driven optimisation and globally distributed co-location. ABEX Capital UK Limited is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a cryptoasset business under the Money Laundering Regulations (FRN 933825) and is an appointed representative of ABEX UK Derivatives Limited (FRN 1059870). ABEX UK Derivatives Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 1033792).
About BSO
Founded in 2004, BSO is a global connectivity and infrastructure provider trusted by more than 600 data-intensive businesses, including leading financial institutions. Its network spans 240+ points of presence across 33 markets, connecting trading venues, data centres and cloud platforms. BSO combines ultra-low-latency connectivity, financial-markets expertise and responsive engineering to support performance-critical infrastructure.
Michael Ourabah, CEO of BSO, said: “This partnership shows how BSO’s global low-latency network can help innovative trading firms bring institutional-grade execution closer to the market—without the complexity of building the infrastructure themselves.”
Matthew Lempriere, Head of Sales, UKMEAPA at BSO, said: “BSO and ABEX combine global low-latency connectivity with venue-local execution, helping mutual clients improve execution quality and simplify infrastructure so they can focus on trading strategies.”