The Edge starts in Chicago: a short path to CME Globex in Aurora, 0.52ms.
From your platform to the matching engine.
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, and CQG workflows begin on your Chicago server. Your account’s broker gateway handles order routing and risk checks before orders reach CME Globex.
Replayed 1000× slower: QuantVPS Chicago reaches CME in a typical 0.52ms. Home lanes show typical, illustrative latencies from Atlanta (~18ms), Miami (~32ms), Los Angeles (~45ms), and Paris (~92ms).
Chicago
Your QuantVPS server
Broker gateway
Order routing & risk checks
Aurora
CME Globex matching engines
Your gateway and connection determine the actual route.
Move the platform closer.
A trade sent from a distant home computer starts with a residential internet journey. On QuantVPS, the platform sends it from Chicago, close to the gateway it uses.
Use the connection supported by your broker or prop firm. You keep control of your platform, account, and strategy.
Less distance before the gateway.
Put live charts, discretionary orders, and automated strategies near the broker connection they rely on. Shorter network travel reduces one source of delay between a signal and an order reaching the next system.
More than one route through.
Tier-1 carriers, peering, and BGP-optimized routing support the venue path. Diverse upstream connections provide alternate routes when a carrier degrades, helping keep the platform connected during disruption.
Measure the connection you use.
The 0.52ms figure describes typical Chicago-to-CME latency. Measure from the VPS to your actual broker or data-feed endpoint. The remote desktop connection from home is a separate path.
For the open, the next signal,
and everything in between.
ES, NQ, rates, energy, and metals strategies all depend on timely quotes and a dependable order path. Keeping the platform near its gateway helps live charts, order entry, and automation stay connected through a busy trading session.
A faster network path can reduce transport delay. Execution and fills still depend on the broker, exchange, liquidity, and your strategy.









