BATS Taps Equinix as Primary Datacenter, Preps 2015 Move for BATS, Direct Edge Platforms

"We canvassed all BATS and Direct Edge members in the latter half of last year leading up to the close of the deal, and asked whether they wanted to be in two datacenters or one. And they said one is better than two, and the vast majority said they wanted to be in Equinix Secaucus," says BATS global chief information officer Chris Isaacson. "Customers clearly wanted to reduce their datacenter and telco expenses. If you trade equities in the US, you're co-located in Mahwah, Carteret, NY4 and