RealTick, the trading platform, has expanded access to Knight's algorithms and liquidity through Knight Direct, a subsidiary of Knight Capital Group.

RealTick users now have access to Knight's EdgeTrade algorithmic strategies, including liquidity seeking and smart order execution strategies FAN and Oasis, for execution in US, Canadian and European equity markets. Through these algorithms, RealTick users should be able to tap the liquidity in the Knight Match dark pool and source off-exchange liquidity through Knight Link, in addition to seeking liquidity across the marketplace through Knight's smart order routing technology.

"The integration of our latest algorithmic execution capabilities in RealTick provides us with a platform to service both sell-side and buy-side clients with market access and deeper liquidity as an agency broker. As Knight continues to expand globally, we expect RealTick's advanced execution and workflow tools will be an important benefit in delivering our product capabilities to clients effectively," states Joseph Wald, managing director, Knight Direct.