2026/05/20

MDBS Promotes IBM LinuxONE × Speedy Architecture to Build an Efficient and Stable Financial Trading System

As financial transaction volumes continue to grow, financial institutions are placing higher demands on the real-time performance, stability, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency of their trading systems. The traditional multi-server x86 architecture is gradually facing increasing management costs and operational pressure in areas such as system integration, transmission efficiency, software licensing, data center space, and energy consumption.

MDBS Digital Technology integrates the IBM LinuxONE platform with the Speedy trading system architecture to help financial clients build a more integrated and scalable trading system environment. Through LinuxONE’s highly integrated computing platform, Speedy trading services, Speedy Proxy, the trading middle platform, KVM virtualization environment, and the Trading Database can be centrally deployed to support trading scenarios across TWSE, TPEx, TAIFEX, and other markets.

System Architecture Diagram of Speedy LinuxONE. Image / MDBS (AI-generated)

System Architecture Diagram of Speedy LinuxONE. Image / MDBS (AI-generated)

From a system architecture perspective,LinuxONE supports LPAR (Logical Partitioning) and KVM virtualization , helping enterprises reduce additional VM software licensing costs and multi-server management expenses. At the same time, its high-speed internal transmission and stable mainframe architecture enhance the execution efficiency of trading systems under high-concurrency and low-latency scenarios. For high-frequency trading and large-scale market data system requirements, the Speedy architecture can also support low-latency processing, meeting the financial market’s demand for real-time trading.

All VIP clients requiring low-latency trading are eligible for a dedicated Speedy trading host at no additional cost.

Beyond performance and stability, LinuxONE also offers highly integrated infrastructure advantages, helping enterprises reduce data center space, power consumption, and carbon emissions, while responding to the financial industry’s needs for ESG and sustainable operations. For financial institutions facing aging systems, rising licensing costs, limited data center resources, and increasing cybersecurity governance pressure, the LinuxONE × Speedy architecture provides an upgrade path that combines performance, stability, security, and cost-efficiency.

MDBS Digital Technology will continue to assist enterprises in assessing the current state of their core systems.

From trading system architecture, virtualization deployment, database integration, and monitoring management, to ongoing operations and maintenance planning, MDBS provides comprehensive enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions.

To help the financial industry build trading platforms that are more stable, more efficient, and more scalable for the future.

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