RTS Provides Single Trading Screen Access to all SGX Markets with New Gateway to SGX Equity Markets

FRANKFURT, Germany and SINGAPORE, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- RTS RealtimeSystems Group (RTS), a leading independent software vendor (ISV), announcedtoday that it has successfully passed the conformance test for Cash, Bondsand Warrants on Singapore Exchange (SGX). With the recent completion of the conformance test, the RTD RealtimeTrading Desktop (RTD), RTS' professional trading solution, empowers usersto trade all listed products on SGX. Customers in Asia and around the worldcan access both SGX securities and derivatives markets through RTS' highperformance direct connectivity offering and via its dedicated datacenters. "With SGX planning to decommission its own hosted front-end, SGXSecurities Member firms are looking to find a trading solution to replacethe native SESOPS trading terminal and enable them to trade differentmarkets from one screen," said Henk Huitema, Managing Director of RTS inthe Asia Pacific region. "By accessing SGX markets from RTS screens, traders can enjoy anunrivaled level of comfort, and more importantly, speed and reliability,"said Alexander Lamb, Senior Vice President, Business Development at RTS,adding that the RTD is providing a full range of functionality focusing onequities and derivatives equally. Rama Pillai, Senior Vice President and Head of Intermediaries of SGX,said: "RTS' further commitment to SGX reinforces the attractiveness of ourmarket, and augments our ongoing effort to enhance market access andconnectivity to both local and international customers. As part of the SGXAsian Gateway strategy, we offer a one-stop connectivity hub whereinternational market players can trade our comprehensive suite of productsat one go, in particular to tap Asian growth opportunities, through theSingapore marketplace." SGX lists a wide range of international risk management and tradinginstruments, including the Japanese Government Bonds, the Euroyen and theNikkei 225 futures contracts. RTS provides multi-asset and multi-exchangeelectronic trading solutions to thousands of users worldwide. About RTS Realtime Systems Group: RTS is a leading Independent Software Vendor (ISV) with offices inAmsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, New York, Singapore, Stockholm,Sydney, and distribution partners in Greece, India, Italy and Japan.Founded in 1992, RTS is a pioneer in the design and creation of highperformance, functionally rich, multi-asset electronic trading software,with thousands of user connections to more than 85 exchanges. Please visithttp://www.rtsgroup.net.