Lime Direct Virtual Private Server
Scalable, low latency solutions for systematic traders
For nearly 20 years, Lime Direct has helped quants connect with a fast, reliable, direct market access (DMA) gateway to the U.S. equity and options markets. Our Virtual Private Server (VPS) solution provides up-and-coming algorithmic traders with low latency, enterprise-grade security, and cost-effective ways to test and grow their strategies.
Lime Direct DMA Performance

6 Billion Shares
executed in the marketplace in the first quarter of 2022, averaging 2 billion per month

4.5 BILLION MESSAGES
processed in the first quarter of 2022, including new orders, cancels, and replacements

NEARLY 200 MILLION SHARES
executed in the marketplace with over 75 million messages processed in a single day in the first quarter of 2022, a new one-day volume record
Features of the Lime Direct Virtual Private Server
Agency Broker
- Market-neutral execution delivery for privacy
- SEC Rule 15c3-5 pre-trade risk checks performed as fast as single-digit microseconds
- Customized algo and smart order routers
Flexible Solutions
- Discounted real-time market data from Nasdaq, which starts under $1,000 per month
- Potentially save thousands of dollars in equipment and hosting costs per month
- Secure hosting and colocation at major data centers: Carteret (NASDAQ exchanges), Secaucus (CBOE exchanges and other
venues), and Mahwah (NYSE exchanges) - Customized algo and smart order router order types available
Technical Specifications
- Secure access via a dedicated network setup
- Starts at 4 CPU cores, 8GB of memory, 68 GB of storage, and 2TB
of transfer