Nord/LB, one of the leading commercial banks in northern Germany, will provide its customers and internal trading desks with access to CQG, Inc.'s advanced trading platforms, the companies announced in a release today.

"Our partnership with Nord/LB provides us with a great opportunity to grow our customer base in Germany and throughout Europe," said Mike Glista, Director of Order Routing at CQG. "NORD/LB's customers will benefit from our direct, low-latency trading connections and sophisticated tools." The partnership allows Nord/LB to meet increased demand for professional futures trading software from buy-side firms and other high-volume traders. Customers clearing through NORD/LB will have access to CQG's electronic trading, decision-making tools, and consolidated market data via the CQG Trader and CQG Integrated Client platforms to route orders to Eurex.

CQG partners with more than forty Futures Commission Merchants and provides direct market access to more than thirty-five exchanges through its worldwide network of collocated CQG Hosted Exchange Gateways.