Our collaboration with Beeks reflects a principle that has long shaped Kraken’s approach to market structure: fair and open access to trading infrastructure.
Why colocation changes the game
For latency-sensitive strategies, execution quality is a function of speed.
Beeks Financial Cloud colocation enables traders to place their infrastructure in close proximity to Kraken’s trading infrastructure. By reducing the physical distance market data and order messages need to travel, they get more consistent and predictable performance.
This type of setup has long been standard in traditional financial markets. But access to this infrastructure has been more limited in crypto. Our colocation offering was introduced to make this type of environment more broadly available to traders who require it.
Performance that matters in practice
Through our colocation offering with Beeks in London, traders can access typical same-region round-trip time (RTT) of approximately 200 microseconds.
This makes the setup particularly well suited to traders seeking single-region ultra-low-latency performance without having to build or manage their own cross-connect infrastructure.
For market making, systematic trading and other API-driven strategies, that reduction in latency can have a meaningful impact on execution quality and consistency. It also helps address one of the few constraints that cannot be optimized through software alone: physical distance to the exchange.
Built for everyone to access low-latency performance
Our colocation service is available for trading activity that depends on low-latency access, whether that trading is carried out by individuals or institutions.
For institutions, it provides infrastructure aligned with the performance standards expected in advanced electronic trading environments.
For individuals running sophisticated algorithmic strategies, it provides access to the same low-latency environment through a more streamlined setup.
The goal is simple: to make low-latency infrastructure available in a fair and open way for traders who need it.
Reinforcing our approach to market access
Our colocation offering with Beeks reflects a broader view of how exchange infrastructure should evolve: performance and access matter.
As the market continues to mature, both individual and institutional traders increasingly expect infrastructure that can support sophisticated strategies and high-performance execution. Kraken’s colocation offering helps meet that need while remaining consistent with one of the exchange’s core principles: fair and open market access.
This is not simply about adding another high-performance capability. It is about making that infrastructure available in a way that supports both individual and institutional trading activity.
Gordon McArthur, CEO of Beeks Group: “It has been great to work with Kraken over the past year, supporting the rollout of colocation services in the digital asset market. Kraken’s focus on fair and open access to infrastructure aligns closely with our goal of fairer access.”
“By making high-performance, low latency environments more accessible, the Kraken offering helps a broader range of participants benefit from consistent, high-speed execution. As the market continues to mature, providing this level of fairness, accessibility and performance will be increasingly important.”
Getting started with colocation on Kraken
Our colocation environment with Beeks is live today for those who require lower-latency access to support their strategies.
Whether trading as an individual or as an institution, our colocation offering provides access to a lower-latency trading environment built for modern electronic markets.
To learn more or get started, visit the Beeks colocation page.
For those with more specific technical requirements, we also offer the ability to deploy physical hardware and access colocation services directly.For institutional setup questions or to discuss these options further, please reach out to your institutional relationship manager or contact our institutional team.
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