Product Description
The onExchange Extensible Clearing System (ECS) is a comprehensive software platform for processing trades in a broad range of instruments including securities, derivatives, and commodities. The web-based user interface provides end users real-time access to information and enables them to manage their accounts and portfolios easily. System administrators benefit from easy-to-use tools for performing clearing tasks and maintaining customer data. A series of industry-standard interfaces facilitate customization and easy integration with external systems.

The seven major components of ECS are described below.

  • supports a broad range of instruments including derivatives, securities, and commodities
  • allows instantaneous introduction of new instruments using a patent-pending real-time instrument authoring tool

  • models any number of account structures and business relationships
  • enables real-time processing and presentation of financial and position information at all levels of the account structure
  • allows multi-level permissioning of users and administrators

  • maintains open and delivery positions
  • maintains states of delivery and settlement
  • maintains net gain or loss on positions
  • supports post-trade functions such as trade adjustment, give up, block trade, position or trade transfer, and exchanges-for-physicals or exchanges-for-swaps

  • supports a variety of risk management and margining techniques
  • supports industry-standard risk management systems, as well as proprietary systems

  • accepts a broad array of asset types in any currency
  • new asset types can be added without programming

  • supports intraday settlement and delivery
  • performs virtual settlement for risk management purposes

  • supports multiple trade matching algorithms and granular instrument designs
  • integrates easily with electronic order routing or trading systems through industry-standard protocols such as FIX 4.2