Fitch Ratings on Wednesday became the latest provider of market-moving news to streamline a path to high-frequency traders.

In a contract announced Wednesday, German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) will now distribute a computer-readable "low-latency" version of Fitch's ratings decisions. Clients of Deutsche Boerse with superfast computers, algorithmic-trading software and access to the exchange company's data centers around the world will now be first to trade on nearly every ratings decision from Fitch.

"By adding Fitch ratings data, we are enabling AlphaFlash clients to instantly react to rating changes, which can have a huge market impact," said Georg Gross, head of Front Office Data and Analytics at Deutsche Boerse.

AlphaFlash is the low latency data feed provided by Deutsche Boerse as well as its media units, Market News International and Need to Know News.

A representative for Fitch declined to provide financial details or the motivation behind the decision.