Technology
Bluewater Technology Support
Our platform supports either of the technologies below for connectivity to prices and order routing
We can work with any brokerage firm that supports one or more of the technologies below.
CQG
CQG’s global market data is fast, accurate, and reliable.
CQG’s high-speed consolidated market data feeds deliver real-time and historical data
from over one hundred global sources. Ongoing innovation in data management and
transmission technologies enables us to deliver ever-increasing market data volumes.
Dedicated teams of specialists in five locations across the globe actively maintain data quality.
Bluewater uses the CQG FIX API for order routing and we also support the CQG Trader WebAPI to connect
directly to CQG's price servers. We maintain historical data for some of the most commonly
markets primarily for CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX.
Rithmic
Rithmic, LLC (Rithmic) develops high performance multi-asset trade execution software and licenses
it to black-box, grey-box and retail trading professionals. Rithmic's trading platform is FCM,
IB and Broker-Dealer neutral and provides direct market access (DMA) to the world's principal
exchanges (click to view our exchange list).
Ultra-Low Latency, High Throughput Rithmic puts your trades first. Whether you are part of a prop
shop or are a professional trader, Rithmic's trade execution software delivers to you the low
latency and high throughput performance formerly seen only by the very large trading houses and
boutique hedge funds. Witin R | Diamond API™ you can achieve Tick-to-Trade latency of less than 250µs.
Build your own trading programs with R | API™ or build them over FIX 4.2. Deploy them on your
machines co-located with our equipment.
Bluewater uses R|API for connectivity and order routing.
CTS/T4
CTS is the creator of T4, a fully hosted professional trading platform for futures and options.
FCMs and brokers as well as their professional, institutional and retail traders, take advantage
of CTS's fast, reliable trading network. T4 offers direct exchange connectivity to many of the
world’s largest exchanges, flexible risk management, and a suite of advanced trading components.
Bluewater use the T4API that allows access for third party developers to develop their own
applications while using the scalability, speed, reliability and robustness of CTS's back-end.
IQFeed
You are about to find out how nice it is to work with a company like ours! It all starts with our
Sales Reps who will make sure you are setup with the data you need at the best price possible.
We know you expect "service after the sale" too! Our 800# Customer Support line is nearly always
answered on the first ring, we respond to emails within 1 hour, and we offer real-time chat on
our website.