Waypoint opens Madrid site at Equinix MD6 ahead of BME move

Waypoint Trading Solutions, part of market infrastructure firm TNS, has opened a presence at the Equinix MD6 data centre in Madrid. The site offers ultra-low latency Layer 1 fibre links, Layer 3 network services and managed hosting ahead of BME’s planned relocation of its matching engines from Las Rozas to MD6 in the second quarter of 2027.

The Madrid deployment will provide colocation and managed hosting alongside dedicated fibre-level connections into the BME Exchange environment. Waypoint intends the setup to support trading in equities, fixed income and derivatives and to provide resilient, high-speed access once the matching engines are relocated.

The expansion increases Waypoint’s European footprint, which already includes colocation and connectivity in London, Frankfurt, Zurich and the Nordics. The company connects to venues such as SIX Swiss Exchange, Cboe Europe, Deutsche Börse, Euronext, the London Stock Exchange Group ecosystem, LME and Nasdaq Nordic; adding Madrid will shorten signal paths into Spanish markets.

Waypoint stated, “The expansion will allow trading firms, market data providers and exchange members to maintain proximity to core Spanish trading infrastructure, reducing latency and improving execution efficiency once the transition is complete.” Company representatives added that the MD6 presence will also simplify infrastructure management by offering a managed service stack for hosting, market data and network operations.

BME officials welcomed the additional connectivity options at Equinix MD6, noting that more access points will support efficient market access as the exchange consolidates its matching-engine infrastructure at a major data centre hub.

Exchange operators across Europe are centralising critical infrastructure in large colocation facilities to provide denser connectivity options for members. Trading firms have increasingly adopted low-latency colocation and managed connectivity to avoid building and maintaining their own direct links to multiple venues.

Waypoint confirmed its Madrid deployment is available now and is timed to give customers a local option well before BME’s scheduled migration in Q2 2027, allowing firms to plan and test connections. The company will offer both physical hosting and network services from MD6.