History Of The Company

See the evolution of Connamara Systems:

• 1998 Founded by Jim Downs, a CBOE market maker for 17 years
• 2001 Connamara joins QuickFIX Open Source project
• 2002 QuickFIX version 1.0 released
• 2002 Moves to new offices in historic Monadnock Building in Chicago
• 2003 Completes RCG Onyx, a multi-exchange futures trading platform for Rosenthal Collins Group
• 2005 Completes NYSE Hybrid Market Specialist Trading Platform for Van Der Moolen Specialists USA
• 2005 Moves to new offices at 200 W. Jackson in Chicago
• 2007 Launches market making systems on CBSX for Van Der Moolen and Susquehanna International Group
• 2008 Forms Connamara Products Group to develop High Frequency Trading (HFT) platforms
• 2009 Completes Risk Hunter, a post-trade risk alerting system for Rosenthal Collins Group
• 2009 Delivers matching engine and trading platform to Chicago Climate Exchange for Environmental Products Trading
• 2009 Launches Made-To-Measure products
• 2009 Deploys Options Position tracker for PHLX market maker
• 2009 Deploys Order Routing and Management system to New York hedge fund
• 2009 Deploys FX algo trading platform to a Chicago proprietary trading firm
• 2009 Integrates Connamara Position Tracking and Algorithm Command and Control with Marketcetera for Chicago hedge fund OnTrading
• 2010 Deploys Algo trading platform for trading energy futures spreads to a Chicago proprietary trading firm
• 2010 Deploys equity market making platform to OnTrading in Chicago
• 2010 Integrates Orc Trading platform with prime broker to report FX Spot and Options trades for a regional bank FX trading desk.
• 2010 Deploys FX market data feed handlers to New York hedge fund
• 2011 Successfully integrates State Street trade match engine to CME 360 Clearing for Eris Exchange
• 2011 More than doubles Chicago office space
• 2011 Connamara Releases QuickFIX/N