APIs are the
programmers' interface to ACTIV's technology.
Our available APIs are:
ActivFeed API
Our lightweight market data subscription API is available
in C++ with Java, .NET and COM bindings; and gives uniform access to all types of
market data, including current prices,
time-series, fundamental data and news.
ActivContentServer API
This C++ API supports high-bandwidth subscription
to our multicast streams directly from our
Downstream Content Server devices.
ActivServerContribution API
This
C++ API supports high-bandwidth contribution of
in-house data into the ACTIV Content Platform. Contributed data integrates seamlessly with
information sourced from ActivFeed Direct and ActivFeed
and is accessed using the ActivFeed API. Publishing rates well in
excess of 100,000 records per second are
supported.
ActivClientContribution API
This C++ API supports wide-area contribution
(over TCP) of in-house into the ACTIV Content
Platform. Contributed data integrates
seamlessly with information sourced from ActivFeed
Direct and ActivFeed and is accessed using the
ActivFeed API or ActivContentServer API.
ActivMiddleware API
This C++ API offers access to the underpinning
messaging and databasing technology and other
low-level components used
throughout ACTIV's product range.
The APIs are
available on the platforms listed
here.