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Rothera launches exchange and clearing platform using Adaptive’s technology
14 July 2026 US
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Adaptive, a custom trading technology solutions company, has announced that Rothera, a US-based Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated event contract market, has successfully launched its exchange and clearing platform using Adaptive’s Aeron Exchange Accelerator technology.
The platform enables Rothera to offer trading in swaps related to emergent and planned world events, such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Built for scale, the underlying Aeron-based architecture supports thousands of concurrent contracts across the low latency, high-availability platform in a 24/7 environment.
Rothera says that it selected the Aeron Exchange Accelerator for its combination of high-performance exchange technology, accelerated delivery, and client ownership.
Tom Chippas, CEO at Rothera, says: “Time-to-market was critical for us. Launching in time for The World Cup was imperative and we had less than five months to build. We needed to move fast but did not want to compromise on the technical foundations, or accept the longer-term constraints that typically come with vendor technology.
“The Aeron Exchange Accelerator struck the balance, allowing us to launch quickly while assuring flexibility for our roadmap and ownership of our unique IP.”
Matt Barrett, CEO and co-founder at Adaptive, adds: “Rothera is pioneering the next generation of regulated, institutional-grade event contract market infrastructure. They needed more than just a fast launch; they required a future-proof technology foundation capable of handling immense concurrent volumes 24/7, without sacrificing performance.
“The Aeron Exchange Accelerator was specifically designed for this exact paradigm shift — giving ambitious operators the institutional scaffolding they need to deploy rapidly, while ensuring they retain 100 per cent of the proprietary IP that drives their true market value.”
The platform enables Rothera to offer trading in swaps related to emergent and planned world events, such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Built for scale, the underlying Aeron-based architecture supports thousands of concurrent contracts across the low latency, high-availability platform in a 24/7 environment.
Rothera says that it selected the Aeron Exchange Accelerator for its combination of high-performance exchange technology, accelerated delivery, and client ownership.
Tom Chippas, CEO at Rothera, says: “Time-to-market was critical for us. Launching in time for The World Cup was imperative and we had less than five months to build. We needed to move fast but did not want to compromise on the technical foundations, or accept the longer-term constraints that typically come with vendor technology.
“The Aeron Exchange Accelerator struck the balance, allowing us to launch quickly while assuring flexibility for our roadmap and ownership of our unique IP.”
Matt Barrett, CEO and co-founder at Adaptive, adds: “Rothera is pioneering the next generation of regulated, institutional-grade event contract market infrastructure. They needed more than just a fast launch; they required a future-proof technology foundation capable of handling immense concurrent volumes 24/7, without sacrificing performance.
“The Aeron Exchange Accelerator was specifically designed for this exact paradigm shift — giving ambitious operators the institutional scaffolding they need to deploy rapidly, while ensuring they retain 100 per cent of the proprietary IP that drives their true market value.”
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