Options Technology Debuts with Commercial Quantum Compute Platform
- Category: Technology
- Date 29-01-2026
Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of financial services infrastructure, recently announced the availability of the first commercially accessible quantum computing capability in New York City, delivered as part of its global hybrid compute platform.
As capital markets enter the next phase of compute evolution, firms are increasingly constrained not by data availability but by their ability to simulate, optimise and manage risk at scale. Quantum computing introduces a new, probability-native compute model capable of addressing classes of problems that are computationally intensive or impractical using classical architectures alone.
The quantum system is deployed within a New York City data center operated by Digital Realty and integrated into Options’ low-latency global infrastructure fabric. The environment leverages commercial quantum systems from Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), delivered alongside high-performance classical and GPU-based compute based on performance requirements, latency sensitivity, power density, data sovereignty, and regulatory constraints.
Options is making this capability available by integrating early commercial quantum systems alongside CPU and GPU infrastructure within its global platform, allowing clients to securely access quantum compute for targeted workloads without disrupting existing production environments.
Capital markets workloads such as large-scale portfolio optimisation and derivatives risk modelling are inherently probabilistic and simulation-heavy. These use cases rely on exploring vast numbers of potential outcomes under constantly changing market conditions, placing extreme demands on classical compute resources. Quantum architectures are particularly well-suited to these challenges, enabling parallel exploration of complex probability distributions.