Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to generate a plurality of financial market data messages from a plurality of the data fields, each generated message having a specified message format.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive the financial market data messages, and (2) parse each received financial market data message into its constituent data fields.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing financial market data using a reconfigurable logic device are disclosed. Various operations such as basket calculation and volume weighted average price (VWAP) operations can be performed on the financial market data using firmware logic deployed on the reconfigurable logic device to accelerate the speed of processing.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a record memory is employed to store a plurality of records for a plurality of financial instruments, and a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive financial market data messages, (2) retrieve from the record memory the records for the messages' associated financial instruments, (3) process each received financial market data message to update the record for the financial instrument associated with that message, and wherein each record comprises an interest list that identifies whether any of a plurality of entities have expressed an interest in being notified of data relating to the updated record.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing financial instrument order books are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to synthesize quote events associated with a plurality of financial instruments from a financial market data feed.

Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed for offloading the processing of data packets that contain financial market data. For example, incoming data packets can be processed through an offload processor to generate a new stream of outgoing data packets that organize financial market data in a manner different than the incoming data packets. Furthermore, in an exemplary embodiment, the offloaded processing can be resident in an intelligent switch, such as an intelligent switch upstream or downstream from an electronic trading platform.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing financial instrument order books are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) process streaming financial market data, the streaming financial market data comprising a plurality of messages representative of a plurality of offers to buy and sell a plurality of financial instruments, and (2) maintain in real-time a plurality of financial instrument order books based on the messages.

Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed for distributing data, particularly real-time data such as financial market data, to data consumers at low latency. Exemplary embodiments include embodiments that employ adaptive data distribution techniques and embodiments that employ a multi-class distribution engine.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive the financial market data messages, and (2) process each received financial market data message to update a stored record for the financial instrument associated with that message.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing financial market data using reconfigurable logic are disclosed. Various functional operations to be performed on the financial market data can be implemented in firmware pipelines to accelerate the speed of processing. Also, a combination of software logic and firmware logic can be used to efficiently control and manage the high speed flow of financial market data to and from the reconfigurable logic.

Abstract: An encryption technique is disclosed for encrypting a data segment comprising a plurality of data blocks, wherein the security and throughput of the encryption is enhanced by using blockwise independent bit vectors for reversible combination with the data blocks prior to key encryption. Preferably, the blockwise independent bit vectors are derived from a data tag associated with the data segment. Several embodiments are disclosed for generating these blockwise independent bit vectors. In a preferred embodiment, the data tag comprises a logical block address (LBA) for the data segment. Also disclosed herein is a corresponding decryption technique as well as a corresponding symmetrical encryption/decryption technique.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for hardware-accelerating the generation of metadata for a data stream using a coprocessor. Using these techniques, data can be richly indexed, classified, and clustered at high speeds. Reconfigurable logic such a field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) can be used by the coprocessor for this hardware acceleration. Techniques such as exact matching, approximate matching, and regular expression pattern matching can be employed by the coprocessor to generate desired metadata for the data stream.

Abstract: A variety of embodiments for hardware-accelerating the processing of financial market depth data are disclosed. A coprocessor, which may be resident in a ticker plant, can be configured to update order books based on financial market depth data at extremely low latency. Such a coprocessor can also be configured to enrich a stream of limit order events pertaining to financial instruments with data from a plurality of updated order books.

Abstract: A variety of embodiments for hardware-accelerating the processing of financial market depth data are disclosed. A coprocessor, which may be resident in a ticker plant, can be configured to update order books based on financial market depth data at extremely low latency. Such a coprocessor can also be configured to generate a quote event in response to a limit order event being determined to modify the top of an order book.

Abstract: A variety of embodiments for hardware-accelerating the processing of financial market depth data are disclosed. A coprocessor, which may be resident in a ticker plant, can be configured to update order books based on financial market depth data at extremely low latency. Such a coprocessor can also be configured to enrich a stream of limit order events pertaining to financial instruments with data from a plurality of updated order books.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a record memory is employed to store a plurality of records for a plurality of financial instruments, and a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive financial market data messages, (2) retrieve from the record memory the records for the messages' associated financial instruments, (3) process each received financial market data message to update the record for the financial instrument associated with that message, and wherein each record comprises an interest list that identifies whether any of a plurality of entities have expressed an interest in being notified of data relating to the updated record.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing financial market data using a reconfigurable logic device are disclosed. Various operations such as basket calculation and volume weighted average price (VWAP) operations can be performed on the financial market data using firmware logic deployed on the reconfigurable logic device to accelerate the speed of processing.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive the financial market data messages, and (2) parse each received financial market data message into its constituent data fields.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive the financial market data messages, and (2) process each received financial market data message to update a stored record for the financial instrument associated with that message.

Abstract: A high speed apparatus and method for processing financial instrument order books are disclosed.