SunGard Financial Systems has released its Front Arena Cross-Asset Risk solution to increase trading capacity.
The new solution has been designed to help brokers and futures commission merchants (FCMs) make trading and trade processing systems easier by reducing the need for multiple risk systems.
The system provides real-time consolidated risk, exposure and margin calculations that will not only make trading more efficient, but will also benefit clients with real-time reports.
Christian Kromann, COO of SunGard’s capital markets trading business, explained: “In the context of ongoing complex economic conditions and regulatory change, FCMs and brokers are still reviewing their business models to increase profitability and are also looking to expand or differentiate their services.”
“By delivering extended cross-asset risk and margining capabilities through a single platform, SunGard helps firms to increase competitiveness and to achieve more with a single platform."
Dushyant Shahrawat, senior research director at CEB TowerGroup, added: “As trading continues to fragment, there is a strong demand for risk consolidation and mitigation, and for collateral and margining optimisation given the cost and scarcity of capital.”
“Applications that enable brokers and FCMs to offer capital efficiency optimisation and portfolio-wide cross-asset margining to their clients are becoming essential for firms to be competitive, remain regulatory compliant and drive higher ROE in the future.”
