London Stock Exchange Group Ticker Plant

The Group Ticker Plant (GTP) is the London Stock Exchange’s high-performance real-time data feed and consolidates market data from the London Stock Exchange and Turquoise cash market venues, TRADEcho trade reporting service as well as indices from FTSE. GTP delivers exceptional levels of performance, scalability, product resiliency and a rich set of innovative and traditional market data services.

GTP features include:

  • Multicast architecture for low latency data delivery.
  •  Bespoke binary protocol for bandwidth efficiency.
  •  Dual feed design for high resiliency.
  •  Channels for specific markets segregated for client needs.
  •  Level 1 and Level 2, and trade analytics direct from source.

View the GTP Technical Specifications Guide, including details of multicast channels and message formats.

London Stock Exchange has also launched a new analytics service providing real-time orderbook analytics distributed through the GTP feed. Further information on this service can be found on GTP Analytics Service.

GTP feed benefits

Market-leading technology
Built on next-generation technology providing a scalable and flexible platform while providing data at low latencies.

Superior performance
Greater price execution assurance for buyers and sellers of securities, as users are as close to the book as possible and can be more confident of hitting the orders they intend when acting on our data.

Resiliency
Multiple site configuration means our feeds are fully resilient and always available.

Depth and knowledge
Full order book depth, plus trade prices and sizes from the UK's primary price formation venues.

Flexible and easy-to-use data
GTP broadcasts different levels of data so you can choose whichever best suits your needs. All information is sent in easy-to-use message formats and includes multiple international data identification codes to enable global trading.

Round-the-clock, dedicated support
Direct-connected customers benefit from a dedicated account manager and round-the-clock technical support from our service delivery teams. Comprehensive support to our customers including user-friendly documentation with clear guidance on how to get the most from the service.

Value-add information and services
Customers who are connected to GTP can also access additional data services such as the GTP Analytics Service and real-time indices from FTSE.

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