Further, Island makes its data freely available to the public over the Internet, through the BookViewer. As a result, at Island no one has an information edge over anyone else, no one. A level playing field On Island, everyone sees the same information, at the same time. Market insiders currently benefit from access to vital information that is not available to individual investors. On Island, no one has privileged access to such buy and sell information.
Island offers a fair, open, and leveled playing field.
An Open Book Before Island, only floor specialists and market makers had access to and could see - all the buy and sell orders for a specific stock. They had unique access to the order books listing buy and sell orders, the number of shares in each order, and the prices offered. Most investors, however, had access to no more than the best price available. Now, with Island s BookViewer, any investor can access virtually all orders for any stock traded on Island as well as the last completed trade in that stock. Speed With Island s technological strength and market depth, we are able to offer one of the fastest executions for your trades.