Trading in the cloud
We help move your trading technology to the cloud.
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Bespoke trading technology
We deliver custom capital markets solutions.
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Architecture modernization
We unlock trading agility through modernization.
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We help you navigate capital markets complexity.
We work in partnership with you to craft bespoke trading solutions that unlock your innovation potential.
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NEWS & INTEL
- Building for the next big event: What prediction market operators need from exchange technology
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Building for the next big event: What prediction market operators need from exchange technology
- On-Demand Webinar: Engineering the Next-Generation Exchange Platform
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Engineering the Next-Generation Exchange Platform
- Exchange technology 2.0: Future-proofing exchange architecture
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Exchange technology 2.0: Future-proofing exchange architecture
- Rewiring the buy-side trading tech stack
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Rewiring the buy-side trading tech stack
- Ian Salmon introduces the Aeron Exchange Accelerator in under 4 minutes
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Ian Salmon introduces the Aeron Exchange Accelerator in under 4 minutes
- The CME-Google Cloud acceleration: why market makers need to speed up cloud migration and how to bridge the cloud performance gap
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The CME-Google Cloud deal: accelerating cloud migration
- From advice to architecture: The new era of capital markets consulting
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From advice to architecture: The new era of capital markets consulting
- The road toward modular, open-source, cloud-native, AI-enabled systems in capital markets
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The road toward modular, open-source, cloud-native, AI-enabled systems in capital markets
- Open Order Podcast: Adaptive CEO on the Modernization Mandate in Trading Technology
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Open Order Podcast: Adaptive CEO on the Modernization Mandate in Trading Technology
- Adaptive announces strategic investment from HSBC and Citi to fuel capital markets technology innovation
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Adaptive announces strategic investment from HSBC and Citi to fuel capital markets technology innovation
- We’re hiring: be part of Adaptive’s next chapter
HIRING
We’re hiring: be part of Adaptive’s next chapter
- The shift toward a pragmatic buy and build model
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The shift toward a pragmatic buy and build model
- Best Matching Engine for Exchanges and Electronic Trading Venues
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Best Matching Engine for Exchanges and Electronic Trading Venues
- Prediction Markets: The institutional pivot and the technology mandate
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Prediction Markets: The institutional pivot and the technology mandate
- From Silos to Sequencers: Why Core Trading Architectures Are Being Rewritten for 24/7 Markets
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From Silos to Sequencers: Rewriting Trading Architectures for 24/7 Markets
- Announcing Aeron Sequencer
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Announcing Aeron Sequencer
- The capital markets crystal ball: Trends to watch in 2026
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The capital markets crystal ball: Trends to watch in 2026
- Build vs Buy? For Fixed Income, the Answer Is “Yes, and…”
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Build vs Buy? For Fixed Income, the Answer Is “Yes, and…”
WEBINAR
On-demand Webinar: Architecting for 24x7 Capital Markets
- Adaptive reports accelerated product and client growth in 2025
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Adaptive reports accelerated product and client growth in 2025
- Tradu: 1‑Click Trade delivered in 3 sprints
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Tradu: 1‑Click Trade delivered in 3 sprints
- The Modernization Mandate: Who Calls the Shots on Trading Tech?
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Industry Research: Tech Deployment Patterns in Capital Markets
WEBINAR
On-demand Webinar: Deep Dive into Sequencer Architectures
- What’s Driving the New Wave of Capital Markets’ Technology?
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What’s Driving the New Wave of Capital Markets’ Technology?
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On-demand Webinar: Building Distributed Systems in Capital Markets
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Best in Cloud at the 2025 Global Markets Choice Awards
- The demand for 24 hour trading is growing, and major exchanges are moving toward extended trading hours.
WHITE PAPER
Beyond the Buzz: Enabling the Move to 24 Hour Trading
- FinanceFeeds Podcast: Adaptive CEO discusses cloud migration for brokers
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FinanceFeeds Podcast: Adaptive CEO discusses cloud migration for brokers
- Cloud Innovation of the Year by FSTech Awards 2025
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Cloud Innovation of the Year at the FSTech Awards 2025
- Introducing Adaptive’s open Exchange Accelerator: A new approach to exchange and matching engine technology
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Introducing Adaptive’s open Exchange Accelerator
- Adaptive wins Best Specialist Trading Technology Consultancy Award by TradingTech Awards 2025
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Best Specialist Trading Technology Consultancy by TradingTech Insight Awards 2025
- Rapid Addition and Adaptive partner to deliver best-in-class FIX capabilities to capital markets firms
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Rapid Addition and Adaptive partner to deliver best-in-class FIX capabilities
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Adaptive unveils new brand and reports strong growth in 2024
- The Future of Trading: Migrating the Capital Markets Ecosystem to the Cloud
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The Future of Trading: Migrating the Capital Markets Ecosystem to the Cloud
- Adaptive partnered with EDX Markets to deliver proprietary institutional cloud-native clearing and settlement platform
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Adaptive partnered with EDX Markets to deliver institutional cloud-native clearing and settlement platform
- Adaptive Wins World’s Best Low-Latency FX Solution at Euromoney Awards 2024
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Adaptive Wins World’s Best Low-Latency FX Solution at Euromoney Awards 2024
- Bullish collaborates with Adaptive and Google Cloud to enhance trading capacity of its cloud-native, regulated digital assets exchange
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Bullish collaborates with Adaptive and Google Cloud to enhance trading capacity of its cloud-native exchange.
- Adaptive’s Aeron® technology now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
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Adaptive’s Aeron® technology now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
- KCx partners with Adaptive to deliver an innovative event-driven equities trading system
CLIENT STORY
Kepler Cheuvreux - Building a low-latency, cloud-enabled trade execution platform.
- Best Matching Engine for Cryptocurrency Trading Venues by TradingTech Insight USA
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Adaptive selected as 'Best Matching Engine for Cryptocurrency Trading Venues' by TradingTech Insight USA
- Adaptive announces results of joint performance testing of Aeron technology on Google Cloud
INTELLIGENCE
Adaptive announces results of joint performance testing of Aeron technology on Google Cloud
- How Adaptive took ADSS’ retail trading platform to the next level
CLIENT STORY
Improving global access to retail trading: Tradu partners with Adaptive to build new web and mobile platform
Our Technology Skip the wait, gain the edge. Our technology allows us to build bespoke trading systems that deliver value, fast.
Development acceleration
Hydra - the developer platform, powered by Aeron, that accelerates your trading system build.
Capital markets infrastructure
The low latency messaging & high availability clustering technology for electronic trading.
State Machine Replication at scale
Focus on your business strategy; let Aeron Sequencer handle the complexity of the tech stack.
Exchange Accelerator
Bespoke exchange and matching engine technology — delivered fast.
Why work with us?
Deep domain expertise in capital markets technology.
Complete customization of your trading solution.
IP ownership of your bespoke business logic.
Fast go-to-market with our trading tech accelerators.
No vendor lock-in.
Full control of your roadmap & pace of innovation.
What we build
- Matching engines
- RFQ workflow engines
- Single dealer platforms
- Order management (OMS)
- Execution workflows & Algos
- Internalization engines
- Smart order routers
- Trading UIs & connectivity
- Broker platforms
- More …
We are experienced across asset classes & market participants
Asset Class
Equities
Digital Assets
FX
Prediction Markets
Fixed Income
Commodities
Market Participants
Buy-side
Sell-side
Brokers
Exchanges / Venues
FinTechs