CXA Connect Australia | TMX Search CXA Connect Australia What is CXA Connect? A cost-efficient, connectivity solution that allows market participants, trading firms and vendors who have a presence in Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC) to use the established TMX Australia Exchange network to access TMX Australia Exchange market centres for market data and order entry connectivity. CXA Connect is an additional connectivity option available for TMX Australia Exchange clients who have a presence in the ASX's, ALC. Clients may cross-connect from their ALC presence to TMX Australia Exchange's ALC presence, to access their TMX Australia Exchange trading system services: Order entry and trading (FIX/BOE) Purge ports Drop copies Market data (PITCH and TOP) Certification What you need to know All TMX Australia Exchange trading system services, including order entry, trading and market data may be accessed for Production in Equinix SY5. CXA Connect provides access to TMX Australia Exchange trading systems for Cert (test) in Equinix SY5. Clients who have subscribed to DR access will also be able to access all TMX Australia Exchange trading system services in both TMX Australia Exchange Primary in SY5 and TMX Australia Exchange DR in DigiCo (formerly, Global Switch). Depending on your resilience requirements, TMX Australia Exchange offers two independent access points in unique “meet me” rooms in ALC. Within TMX Australia Exchange's own network, TMX Australia Exchange has redundant dark fibre lines between ALC and TMX Australia Exchange's Primary and DR sites. Why access CXA Connect? Cost Efficiencies Flexibility Proven Capacity Leverage quick access without the cost and management associated with maintaining multiple telecommunication connections. Subscriptions are available on a month-to-month basis, providing additional flexibility over the longer-term contracts of most telecommunications providers. Customers share proven infrastructure used by TMX Australia Exchange exchange systems. How it works How do I access CXA Connect? Customers signing up for CXA Connect may be eligible for a waiver of certain CXA Connect fees. Terms and conditions apply. Please contact the TMX Australia Exchange Network Operations Centre (NOC) Team at [email protected] to discuss. 1. Order ports Clients order TMX Australia Exchange 1Gb or 10Gb physical ports via the web portal. The options available have been expanded to include 1Gb fibre port in ALC and 10Gb fibre port in ALC. 2. Cross-Connect The TMX Australia Exchange Network Operations Centre (NOC) team then provide you an LOA (letter of authority), which you provide to your cross-connect provider (ASX) to commission a cross-connect between your presence in ALC and TMX Australia Exchange's presence in ALC. 3. Access The TMX Australia Exchange NOC team will confirm completion of the link installation, confirm connectivity details with you, at which point you can access your TMX Australia Exchange trading system services via CXA Connect. For more information contact the TMX Australia Exchange Network Operations Centre (NOC) Team via [email protected] or call +61 2 8078 1745. TOP