Deutsche Bank's autobahn Equity business, within its Global Markets Division, went live with sponsored access to Chi-X Europe Ltd. for professional clients, according to the investment bank's announcement.

Sponsored access enables the fastest-possible execution on Chi-X by utilizing a direct technical connection. The solution is geared to latency-sensitive clients seeking the most efficient access to the highly liquid execution venue, according to the release.

"The rapidly evolving European trading landscape has created opportunities for new participants within the high velocity trading community, and we are committed to offering our clients every available advantage," stated Andrew Morgan head of autobahn Equity in Europe.

autobahn Equity is Deutsche Bank's suite of customized electronic trading, content and analytic solutions, which provides high-frequency trading in over 70 global markets.