Take a look at http://www.MarketXT.com
Apparently, they offer firms the ability to connect to the market using FIX Protocol. You could develop your own trading front-end (which includes your dream of automated trading) and connect to MarketXT.
MarketXT is a "trading portal," offering integrated and intelligent access to multiple pools of liquidity (including direct access to Island); an internal order matching engine that supports complex order types and trading strategies, and front-end applications and APIs combining trading analytics with sophisticated execution capabilities.
With MarketXT, you can subscribe and connect directly to:
>> ARCA Archipelago
>> INCA Instinet
>> ISLD Island
>> MKXT MarketXT
>> REDI REDIBook
MarketXT supports three Order Types:
(http://www.marketxt.com/PageStructure/mstFeatures.asp)
>> Limit
>> Hidden
>> Reserve
How do we use MarketXT's FIX Protocol?
You would need to be a broker-dealer. If you self-clear your trades you need at least $1,000,000 in net equity. If you use a third-party self-clearing firm, you need at least $500,000 in net equity. All the details on are this page: http://www.marketxt.com/PageStructure/mstBrokerDealers.asp
To me, that's a pretty high hurdle. It's possible to create a partnership of traders in which the combined liquidity is at least $1,000,000. We can hire the best software developers to integrate automated trading into our front-end software.
MGB
Apparently, they offer firms the ability to connect to the market using FIX Protocol. You could develop your own trading front-end (which includes your dream of automated trading) and connect to MarketXT.
MarketXT is a "trading portal," offering integrated and intelligent access to multiple pools of liquidity (including direct access to Island); an internal order matching engine that supports complex order types and trading strategies, and front-end applications and APIs combining trading analytics with sophisticated execution capabilities.
With MarketXT, you can subscribe and connect directly to:
>> ARCA Archipelago
>> INCA Instinet
>> ISLD Island
>> MKXT MarketXT
>> REDI REDIBook
MarketXT supports three Order Types:
(http://www.marketxt.com/PageStructure/mstFeatures.asp)
>> Limit
>> Hidden
>> Reserve
How do we use MarketXT's FIX Protocol?
You would need to be a broker-dealer. If you self-clear your trades you need at least $1,000,000 in net equity. If you use a third-party self-clearing firm, you need at least $500,000 in net equity. All the details on are this page: http://www.marketxt.com/PageStructure/mstBrokerDealers.asp
To me, that's a pretty high hurdle. It's possible to create a partnership of traders in which the combined liquidity is at least $1,000,000. We can hire the best software developers to integrate automated trading into our front-end software.
MGB
