Transaction Network Services is to offer FIX links to French agent brokers executing trades over the Euronext exchange via Atos Origin.
Atos Origin manages the Rona infrastructure connecting 40 of the leading French financial institutions to Euronext, while TNS runs an IP extranet which is used by 400 financial institutions worldwide.
Under the agreement, TNS FIX users can gain direct access to Rona brokers for the first time via FIX.