Derivatives Systems – Leading Product Review

InvestTech conducted a functional and technical evaluation of the leading derivative trading and accounting applications including:

Vendor Name

Product Name

SimCorp

Dimension

Calypso Technologies Inc.

The Calypso Trading & Risk Management Platform

Sophis

Value

Murex Advanced Technologies Limited

Mx3

Imagine Software

The Imagine Trading System

Ferential Systems Inc

Pyramid

SunGard Corporate

Front Arena

Open Link Financial Inc

Findur and Endur

Misys PLC

Summit Invest (NB some functionality incorporates Loan IQ, and Eagleye too)

BlackRock Solutions

Aladdin Enterprise Investment Platform

 

 

InvestTech’s Product Review

InvestTech researched each of these products and compared the functional capabilities in numerous categories including Market and Reference Data, Compliance, Risk, Back-office and Accounting, Reporting, Technology and the future direction for each of the products. A heat map, sample shown here (click image to expand), was developed to highlight the relative strengths and weaknesses. A more detailed review compared over one-hundred capabilities and revealed the importance of aligning a firm’s requirements with each vendor’s product functions.

 

Why InvestTech?

InvestTech’s expertise with front-to back-office Investment Management operations and our overall understanding of each application’s capabilities, how it is used within the operation, and the need for integration and interdependencies of the data creates value for our clients. As a firm specializing in the leading investment system solutions, InvestTech bridges the gap between business and technology by providing experienced product and operational subject matter experts who are experienced at specifying, developing, and implementing specific solutions that increase efficiencies and automation.