Catalys, the new FIX ecosystem solution of CameronTec

1. Catalys is the new industry reference for FIX Catalys Market Differentiators:
ecosystems, developed specifically to address the
cross-functional needs of sell and buy side firms, • High Availability: newly introduced flexibility and unmatched
exchanges and ISVs globally. data replication based on advanced, pure software
clustering. This enables multiple levels of redundancy for
A highly adaptive and totally integrated FIX environment, global, multi-site businesses.
Catalys is based on the industry’s most widely production • Unparalleled compatibility with industry standards for full
installed FIX engine globally, CameronFIX. JMX monitoring, configuration and management.
For many firms the complexity around managing • Runtime configuration for increased operational flexibility
decentralized FIX infrastructure in a global environment cannot and more responsive business logic and workflow.
be adequately addressed by FIX engines in isolation. From • Robust design: defends your trading environment against
the engineering level up, Catalys takes FIX further than ever potentially dangerous activities.
before, with a multitude of user defined, single or multi-site
deployment and operating models. • Defined benchmark performance enhancements.
• Powerful, extensible and unique developer testing tools
At the core of its design is a unique insight into the FIX world for a faster and more rigorous development lifecycle and
that can only come from a concentration of the world’s migration, by combining runtime configuration and FIX
largest, in-production FIX user base. With a host of industry message testing capabilities in a single instance.
firsts, Catalys provides an unprecedented level of flexibility and
innovation firms need to sustainably differentiate in today’s
markets.
Catalys usage across the Investment Cycle
Message Rules Management
Performance Optimization
Monitoring JMX JMX Monitoring JMX JMX Monitoring
Buy Side Broker/Dealer Trading Systems
Catalys Catalys
Configuration Configuration Configuration
Order Management System Algorithmic Trading Engine Real-time Monitoring Exchanges
Execution Management System Order Management System Runtime Configuration ECN’s
Smart Order Router Performance Reporting Crossing Networks

2. NOT JUST A FIX ENGINE.
High Availability Pluggability
Distributing data in real-time adds a degree of complexity as Like CameronFIX, Catalys is based on a component
well as latency. Unlike other HA solutions, Catalys delivers a model with the FIX and FAST libraries at its core. Pluggable
solution that is flexible enough to allow trade-offs between implementations then provide the various functions and
optimal performance and data integrity in a variety of services around these. The infrastructure is complemented
topologies. by a large selection of technology adapters for optimal
integration.
Operate multiple, dispersed replicating cluster servers with
improved synchronization for tighter control and avoid the JMX Management
need for expensive third-party clustering add-ons.
Catalys is entirely monitored and configured via JMX. It
Firms looking to minimize disruption and recovery time caused is built to provide the scalability of a global management
by hardware or software failure rely on HA for a continuous infrastructure through a single API. Each Catalys server is
FIX service. It affords complete protection of all FIX sessions, a fully controlled node and the complete FIX connectivity
associated message processors and trading infrastructure network is consistently and centrally managed through a
connections. unified interface.
Transparency for Optimized Performance JMX also allows other applications to configure and interact
with Catalys natively. They include additional infrastructure
Without performance, FIX won’t go far. Firms of all sizes components empowering third party and in-house systems
need optimal performance and control over real life trading with direct, real-time control.
activities.
Runtime Configuration
Catalys provides a framework to locate performance
bottlenecks / outliers and provide statistical views of Sessions can safely be configured and updated at runtime.
performance metrics of all key variables. Components and rules can also be re-arranged. With safety
nets and checks engineered at the heart of the configuration
model, Catalys ensures that your infrastructure remains robust
with limited, controlled impact.
Catalys FIX Hub
FAST Monitoring JMX FAST
Services Services
FIX FIX
Routing Catalys Routing
Global FIX 4.0 - 5.0 Community Configuration Global FIX 4.0 - 5.0 Community
Remote Catalys Server FIX Markets
Trading DMA Solutions Remote Catalys Server
Real-time Monitoring
Trading DMA Solutions
Runtime Configuration
Market Gateways
Performance Reporting
Messaging Rules Management

3. Catalys provides additional functionality to:
• Get to market faster, commercialize quicker by • Comprehensively support your entire end-to-end
shortening project time. operational life-cycle – pre-trade, through discovery,
execution and post trade workflow.
• Minimize slippage and ensure always accurate data
in the right place at the right time. • Categorically future proof your FIX investment/capability.
Test Framework
Developer Testing Tool
When it comes to FIX testing, real life operational nuances Monitoring JMX
can be hard to replicate. A true testing environment should
provide the tools to design and control all system aspects,
not just FIX messages. Catalys
Catalys provides the developer-specific testing framework FIX Flow
that our very own developers rely on. It enables runtime
configuration changes and FIX message testing from Configuration
the same test scenario. These are specified in a simple,
intuitive, Domain Specific Language designed expressly
to make Behavior Driven Development possible for the
Catalys-based development lifecycle.
Automated Configuration of Testing Environments
• Fully integrates with all industry standard IDEs Scenarios-based FIX Message Flows
Infrastructure Benchmarking and Optimization Tests
• Enables you to set up a test environment on the fly
Scriptable Interactions with Custom Components via JMX
• Tests custom components Integrates with IDEs
• Benchmarks components for on the spot performance
impact
• Test JMX capabilities of components
• Creates extensions and handle complex scenarios
• Operates seamlessly across all technical and business
components
• Conducts simple testing of routing or message enrichment
rules, performance optimization and benchmarking
Catalys Integration
Monitoring JMX
Internal Application Connectivity
Catalys
Configuration Global FIX 4.0 - 5.0 Community
FIX Markets
Remote Catalys Server
Technology Adapter Real-time Monitoring Trading DMA Solutions Markets
Message Transformer Runtime Configuration Market Gateways Markets
Message Processors Performance Reporting
FAST
Services

4. CATALYS TECHNICAL FEATURES ABOUT CAMERONTEC
• Platform Independent – Runs on any platform that provides a Java Virtual CameronTec is the financial industry’s
Machine conformant to Sun’s specifications, with proven implementations leading provider of FIX infrastructure
including Windows, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX and LINUX. and connectivity solutions. Its latest
market innovation Catalys is the new
• FIX & FAST protocols – Supports FIX 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.0 and
industry reference for FIX ecosystems,
FAST v1.1, at a session level.
offering highly adaptive, integrated FIX
• Supports all FIX-enabled asset classes. infrastructure based on CameronFIX.
• Extensibility – Catalys is built on component model architecture to enable
clients to leverage extensive interfaces to deploy custom implementations, CameronTec is an Orc Software
additional functionality and deep integration with OMSs, internal crossing company and an active premier
engines, smart routers and liquidity, settlement and allocations management member of the FIX Protocol
systems. organization.
• Technology adapters based on industry standards. London, New York, Chicago, Paris,
These include non-Java adapters. Hong Kong, Sydney, Stockholm.
• FIX Routing capabilities – Catalys can operate in FIX/in-FIX/out as a FIX
routing hub. Specific capabilities enable throttling, buffering, drop-copy,
dynamic routing and message alterations on the fly.
CameronFIX is universally regarded as the reference standard for reliable, mature
FIX engine applications. It is the outcome of 13+ years continuous investment in
performance, scalability, interoperability and robustness. CameronFIX is today used
by boutique to larger investment firms, brokerage houses, exchanges and regulators
in 25 countries, on all five continents.
Firms rely on CameronFIX for:
• Scalable, robust and globally proven FIX-enabling toolbox
• High availability
• Low latency
• Easy counterparty connectivity
• Support for FAST
• Easy integration with internal systems
• FIX dialects for non-standard FIX connections
sales@camerontec.com
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