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Exchange API for Trading, Market Data, Reporting and Market Infrastructure Integration

ADEX Technology provides exchange API infrastructure for trading, market data, administration, custody integration, banking integration, clearing, settlement, surveillance, regulatory reporting and operational reporting.

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Exchange API Layer

Institutional interfaces for execution, market data, reporting and administration.

01FIX API
02JSON API
03Binary API
04Market Data API
05Reporting API
06Admin API
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Retail to institutional

Exchange Infrastructure Maturity Path

ADEX Technology can support retail-facing crypto exchange workflows while preserving a path toward institutional derivatives, clearing, settlement, CSD-style asset records, surveillance, reporting and APIs.

Timed RFQ
Copy trading where permitted
LP provision module
Principal execution
Derivatives and margin
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What Is an Exchange API?

An exchange API allows external systems to connect to the exchange. It may support order entry, order management, market data, account balances, positions, settlement instructions, reports, user permissions, regulatory reporting or administrative functions.

For institutional markets, API design is strategic. It determines how easily brokers, market makers, trading firms, custodians, banks, clearing members, reporting systems and technology partners can integrate with the venue.

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Trading API

A trading API allows participants to submit orders, amend orders, cancel orders, receive execution reports and manage trading activity.

ADEX Technology can support multiple API models depending on the participant type, market structure and performance requirement.

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WebApp Trading Interface

Alongside API connectivity, ADEX Technology includes a WebApp trading interface for authorised users. The WebApp supports human interaction with the market, including market views, order entry, account information, position monitoring and advanced order types.

This is important because not every participant or operational user interacts with the exchange exclusively through an API. A complete exchange technology platform should support both user-facing trading interfaces and machine-to-machine connectivity.

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Advanced Order Types

The trading API and WebApp trading interface may support advanced order types depending on market configuration, including:

Advanced order types allow participants to manage execution more precisely and support more sophisticated trading strategies.

  • Limit orders
  • Market orders
  • Stop orders
  • Immediate-or-cancel orders
  • Fill-or-kill orders
  • Good-till-cancelled orders
  • Good-till-date orders
  • Post-only orders
  • Reduce-only orders
  • Iceberg orders, where configured
  • RFQ responses, where enabled
  • Auction orders, where enabled
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FIX API

FIX is a widely used protocol for institutional trading connectivity. Banks, brokers, market makers and professional trading firms often rely on FIX for order entry, execution reports and drop copy workflows.

ADEX Technology supports institutional connectivity requirements through FIX API capability.

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JSON API

JSON APIs are useful for modern web applications, dashboards, operational tools, digital asset workflows and partner integrations. They are easier for many developers to work with and can support a broad range of exchange functions.

ADEX Technology can use JSON APIs for trading, balances, positions, settlement status, reporting, administration and monitoring workflows.

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Binary API

Binary APIs are used where performance and bandwidth efficiency are critical. They can support latency-sensitive participants and high-performance market data consumption.

ADEX Technology can support binary connectivity where required by the market model.

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Market Data API

A market data API distributes prices, order book updates, trades, reference data, instrument definitions, market status and settlement values.

Accurate market data is essential for liquidity providers, participants, risk systems, surveillance systems and regulators.

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Reporting API

A reporting API allows authorised users and connected systems to access exchange records in structured form. This is essential for institutional market infrastructure because participants, clearing members, operators and regulators may require reliable access to data.

Depending on configuration, an exchange reporting API may support:

The reporting API should be treated as a core part of exchange infrastructure rather than an afterthought. It allows the venue to support automation, regulatory supervision, participant reporting and operational transparency.

  • Trade reports
  • Order reports
  • Position reports
  • Account reports
  • Margin reports
  • Collateral reports
  • Clearing reports
  • Settlement reports
  • Market surveillance reports
  • Regulatory reporting files
  • Audit trail extracts
  • Operational monitoring records
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Custody, Banking and Third-Party Integration

Exchange infrastructure must connect to external systems. ADEX Technology supports integration with custodians, banks, payment systems, surveillance providers, KYC providers, clearing members, brokers, data vendors and regulatory reporting systems.

The objective is to make the exchange programmable, auditable and interoperable.

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Key Capabilities

  • WebApp trading interface
  • Advanced order types
  • FIX API
  • JSON API
  • Binary API
  • Trading API
  • Market data API
  • Reporting API
  • Administrative API
  • Custodian integration
  • Banking integration
  • Clearing and settlement interfaces
  • Regulatory reporting interfaces
  • Monitoring interfaces
  • Third-party system integration
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Call to Action

To discuss exchange API connectivity for your trading venue, market data infrastructure, reporting API or exchange integration project, request information, book a demonstration or speak with ADEX Technology.

FAQ

Common Questions

What is an exchange API?

What is an exchange API is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

What is a FIX API?

What is a FIX API is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

Why do exchanges use JSON APIs?

Why do exchanges use JSON APIs is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

What is a binary exchange API?

What is a binary exchange API is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

What is a market data API?

What is a market data API is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

What is an order entry API?

What is an order entry API is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

How do clearing APIs connect to exchange systems?

How do clearing APIs connect to exchange systems is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

What API controls are required for regulated exchange infrastructure?

What API controls are required for regulated exchange infrastructure is a core apis concept in regulated exchange infrastructure. In ADEX Technology content, it is explained through architecture, workflow controls, risk implications, clearing or settlement dependencies, and the operational requirements needed for institutional markets.

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