Ian Salmon introduces the Aeron Exchange Accelerator in under 4 minutes

Ian Salmon, Head of Product Marketing at Adaptive, dives into the future of exchange trading infrastructure and the capabilities of the Aeron Exchange Accelerator.

For engineering and technical leaders, the core challenge is often the same: balancing speed-to-market with retaining control over proprietary IP and differentiation potential.

The Aeron Exchange Accelerator empowers modern exchanges with bespoke, high-performance matching engine and exchange technology that perfectly balances out-of-the-box core functionality with tailored customization. Built on industry-leading Aeron® technology, it delivers microsecond latency and processes millions of transactions per second — the mission-critical reliability demanded by today’s financial market infrastructures.

What we cover in this interview

• What is the Aeron Exchange Accelerator?
• Why is 2026 a pivotal year for exchanges?
• How does the Aeron Exchange Accelerator differ from traditional vendor solutions?
• What are the platform’s performance capabilities?
• How emerging prediction markets can leverage the Exchange Accelerator?

Whether you are looking to modernize your current exchange architecture for spot or derivative markets, or build a new venue, get the full overview in less than four minutes.

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Why this matters now

2026 is shaping up as a pivotal year for exchanges — driven by 24/7 trading, regulatory change, new market structures, and the rise of new market participants such as prediction and event markets. All of these demand an exchange infrastructure that is resilient, scalable, and highly performant.

The Aeron Exchange Accelerator provides a robust foundation of functionally-rich building blocks, allowing exchanges to accelerate time-to-market while retaining control over their roadmap — and avoiding vendor lock-in.

This deliberately different approach was recently recognised as Best Matching Engine for Exchanges and Electronic Trading Venues at the TradingTech Insight Europe Awards 2026.