Rising Above Risk: Sensible Continuity Solutions for Voice Trading Communications in a Challenging Market
[ Source: IPC Systems, Inc ]
January 2009-
Of all the technologies available to traders today, voice communications is probably the most critical during an emergency. Whether a natural disaster, terrorist threat or technology interruption, traders need to make fast decisions, cover their positions and let customers know what’s happening. Even if a firm trades electronically, voice communications becomes a critical service to support during a crisis.
Derivatives Portfolio Reconciliation: Deliver transparency, efficiency, and lower risk with industry standards and MarkLogic Server
[ Source: Mark Logic Corporation ]
January 2008-
This paper describes an approach for the storage, processing, and analysis of derivatives trades. An XML content platform that leverages derivatives trading information encoded in XML format, such as the FpML schema, can benefit investment banks in the following ways:
- Visibility for all positions across all trading systems
- Transparency for counterparties, auditors, and fund administrators
- Reducing the time for trade confirmations and full documentation completion, thus lowering risk ....