Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its global market data and connectivity infrastructure by integrating six leading equities and derivatives exchanges across Latin America. This initiative aims to provide simplified and reliable access to market data for data vendors and trading firms, delivered directly into the United States.
The newly added exchanges include the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV), the Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer), Argentina’s BYMA, Chile’s Santiago Stock Exchange, Peru’s Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL), and Colombia’s Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC). TNS will facilitate access to these exchanges via its secure, private network, enabling firms to retrieve market data without the need to deploy or manage in-country infrastructure. For connections to Chile, Peru, and Colombia, TNS will utilize the nuam exchange access point in Santiago, which consolidates connectivity to these three markets through a single link.
Jeff Mezger, TNS’ Vice President of Product Management, noted that global financial firms seek fast, reliable, and simplified access to emerging markets. He added that TNS’ extensive global coverage and local presence support customers with faster data access while alleviating the complexities of managing local infrastructure.
This expansion builds upon TNS’ existing presence in Latin America, including its connectivity to Brazil’s B3 exchange, established in 2021. TNS’ infrastructure is designed to ensure low-latency delivery of market data to the US, maintaining both speed and redundancy.
TNS is developing this market access in partnership with Avelacom. TNS will operate as the low-latency managed service provider, sourcing Latin American exchange access on its global backbone. Avelacom, in turn, will provide the physical presence and circuits from the exchanges to the TNS network.
Lorenz Voss, Managing Director of Avelacom, stated that the collaboration provides institutional clients with robust, ultra-low-latency access to South America’s key financial markets. He highlighted Avelacom’s expertise in network infrastructure and low-latency solutions, which he believes enables clients to execute with speed and confidence across asset classes. Voss further mentioned that Avelacom’s recent build-out in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia enhances its regional presence, complementing existing connections like B3 in Brazil, where they offer fast connectivity between São Paulo, New York, and Chicago. Together with TNS, Avelacom focuses on delivering the reliability, performance, and operational simplicity required by institutional trading firms.
TNS, founded in 1990, provides mission-critical infrastructure, connectivity, market data, and analytic services for the Financial Markets community. Headquartered in the USA with offices across Europe and Asia, TNS supports over 5,000 financial community endpoints through a global footprint of 125 points-of-presence. Its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) portfolio includes connectivity, colocation, cloud, market data, and VPN solutions, notably TNS Market Data Services, a vendor-agnostic turnkey solution for global market data. TNS’ solutions are monitored 24x7x365 by its Global Service Support Centers located in the US, UK, Australia, and Malaysia. TNS serves over 750 counterparties globally.
