EuroCTP’s primary data centre will be based in Frankfurt, and operated by Equinix. The centre will disseminate the tape across all EU venues.
Equinix has a market cap of US$79.49 billion, with clients including Nasdaq, Cboe and SIX Swiss Exchange. Its FR2 data centre in Frankfurt was selected for its connection to key European markets, EuroCTP stated.
EuroCTP was selected by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to operate the European consolidated tape for shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for a five-year term.
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Eglantine Desautel, EuroCTP CEO, noted, “Equinix FR2 provides EuroCTP with the ideal foundation to drive growth, ensuring we can reliably meet the evolving needs of our platform and customers. The site is already directly connected to major EU financial venues and data consumers; this established connectivity makes it an ideal location for low-latency access and seamless cost-efficient integration with the core financial ecosystem.”
The data centre company is one of only 19 companies categorised as a ‘critical supplier’ under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and meets compliance standards under Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
FR2 has a projected Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) in line with the European Code of Conduct on Data Center Energy Efficiency.
Working with ESMA, EuroCTP expects the tape to go live in Q3 2026.
