UNX has added five major brokerage firms to its trading connectivity network: Girard Securities, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET), Mizuho Securities USA, Rosenblatt Securities and UBS Investment Bank.

Equity algorithms and electronic trading services from these broker-dealers will be available through UNX's Catalyst Portal and EMS.

Catalyst enables brokers and clients to control and integration and roll out of new services and strategies as they are being developed. With the Software Development Kit (SDK), non-UNX developers can add functionality without the help of the UNX development staff.

Thomas Kim, CEO of UNX, said in a statement, "Many algorithms supplied by brokers like Goldman Sachs and UBS have seen a surge in demand and are being updated more frequently. UNX is excited to work with these market-leading brokers and help them add substantial value to clients by delivering new strategies and proprietary content/services almost immediately."

Added Rishi Nangalia, Managing Director and Global Head of Business Development at GSET, "GSET continues to enhance our algorithms to adapt to market conditions, so making sure the latest strategies, such as Port-X and IS, are available to clients is a top priority. We recently joined the UNX broker network and have found that the speed and ease of deployment that Catalyst offers are a distinct advantage."