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# Colt Capital Markets South Korea
### COLT IN SOUTH KOREA
Colt offers proximity hosting services at the Koscom Derivatives Proximity data centre in Busan and the KT Yeouido data centre in Seoul. Colt has been the market dominant broker-neutral provider for the past 13 years. Colt has a long and trusted partnership with Korea Exchange (KRX) and Koscom, and is expanding its partnership with Nextrade to support buyside clients for the Korean market’s trading infrastructure.
### KOREA EXCHANGE (KRX) AND KOSCOM
The Korea Exchange is South Korea’s primary securities and derivatives exchange, covering equities, bonds, and a wide range of derivatives products. Koscom, founded in 1977, provides the core trading systems, market data platforms, and connectivity that power Korea’s capital markets. Colt has worked closely with Koscom for over a decade, delivering low-latency infrastructure and services that help market participants access and trade efficiently in the Korean market.
### NEXTRADE (NXT)
Nextrade (NXT) is a newly established alternative trading venue in South Korea, designed to complement the country’s existing market framework. It offers extended trading hours from 8:00 to 20:00 KST, competitive transaction fees, and advanced order capabilities such as Smart Order Routing (SOR). Through its growing partnership with NXT, Colt provides low-latency connectivity, hosting, and market data services, applying the same high standards of performance and reliability trusted by leading market infrastructures in the region.
### COLT PROXIMITY HOSTING
Colt provides proximity hosting services at Koscom data centre in Busan and the KT Yeouido data centre in Seoul. As an end-to-end solution provider, Colt offers all components for a smooth and fast deployment of vital trading infrastructure. Colt Proximity Hosting comes with a comprehensive level of service, such as:
* End-to-end fully managed solutions
* Turnkey access to local financial ecosystems
* 24/7 English/localised operations
* Stringent customer-centric service level agreements (SLAs) for high availability
* Multi-venue and multi-broker access
### COLT PROXIMITY HOSTING IN SOUTH KOREA
### ULTRA LOW LATENCY NETWORK
Colt provides ultra low latency network services connecting Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Our network is the fastest available between Busan and Tokyo, and ranks among the top performers on other major routes in the region.
Our highly secure, ultra low latency network services are designed to meet the High-Frequency Trading (HFT) needs of the most demanding buy-side and sell-side firms. They are strategically designed to use as few media converters, hops, and network devices as possible, providing connectivity with minimal hops over the fastest routes to deliver optimum network speed and performance. Our metro, regional and international routes connect you to all major global trading venues.
Contact us to learn about the latest latency figures.
### **COLT AT A GLANCE**
* Global reach and network connections in 230+ cities
* 32,000+ buildings directly connected
* 275+ connected cloud PoPs worldwide
* 1,100+ connected 3 party data centres
* 80+ market data feeds
* Direct market access to 50+ cross-asset class venues
* Exchange colocation at 30+ venues globally