Monday, 13 June 2011

MarkitSERV

Providing post-trade processing and workflow for OTC derivative transactions across all major asset classes


Website = http://www.markitserv.com/ms-en/home.page?



MarkitSERV, 50:50 owned by Markit and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), was launched in September 2009 with more than 300 employees globally.

MarkitSERV provides a single gateway for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transaction processing globally. Our solution helps to reduce operational risk, streamline processing, and improve the safety and certainty of the OTC derivatives markets by simplifying and automating trade processing across the major asset classes, including credit, interest rate, equity, FX and commodity derivatives. We assist the industry in meeting challenging regulatory demands in a very dynamic environment.

More than 70 dealers, 50 inter-dealer brokers and 1,700 buy-side institutions are already connected to our service, which handled in excess of eight million confirmations in the last year.

MarkitSERV also connects dealers and their clients to central clearing counterparties (CCPs), trade repositories and third-party administrators.

This unparalleled network of participants and services positions MarkitSERV as the ultimate connection point for anyone participating in the OTC derivatives marketplace.



By Asset Class


The MarkitSERV platform supports all major OTC derivatives products and trade life-cycle events. New coverage is constantly being added to meet the challenging needs of a dynamic market. 

Commodities
Credit
Equity
FX
Interest Rates

By Client Type

MarkitSERV provides processing services which connect together all participant types in the OTC markets.

Broker Dealers
Buy Side
Fund Administrators
Inter-Dealer Brokers
Prime Brokers



By Services





MarkitSERV fully automates workflow from point of trade, through to managing trade life-cycle events, and feeding downstream systems.

Allocations
Clearing
Confirmation
Connectivity
Novation Consent
Portfolio Reconciliation

History
MarkitSERV was formed in 2009 by combining  the flagship electronic trade confirmation, position reconciliation and related workflow platforms from our parent companies (Markit and DTCC) to provide a single gateway for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transaction processing globally.

Markit is a leading global financial information services company with more than 1,500 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial market place.

Markit was founded in 2001 as the first independent source of credit derivative pricing and has rapidly grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Today, their data, valuations and trade processing services are regarded as a market standard in the global financial markets.

Clients include hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, rating agencies and insurance companies. Markit provides round-the-clock support from offices in London, New York, Dallas, Toronto, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Tokyo and Singapore.

For more than 30 years,The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)’s family of companies has helped automate, centralize, standardize and streamline processes that are critical to the safety and soundness of the capital markets.

DTCC, through its subsidiaries, provides clearing, settlement and information services for equities, corporate and municipal bonds, government and mortgage-backed securities, money market instruments and over-the-counter derivatives. In addition, DTCC is a leading processor of mutual funds and insurance transactions, linking funds and carriers with their distribution networks.

DTCC's depository provides custody and asset servicing for 3.5 million securities issues from the United States and 110 other countries and territories, valued at $28 trillion. In 2008, DTCC settled more than $1.88 quadrillion in securities transactions.

DTCC operates through seven subsidiaries - each of which serves a specific segment and risk profile within the securities industry.

Commodities Example

MarkitSERV for OTC Commodities Derivatives
Manage trade risk for your over-the-counter (OTC) commodities derivatives with an electronic network to exchange trade data, confirm transactions and achieve straight-through processing (STP).
 
MarkitSERV Services
Whether you are a buyer or seller, the MarkitSERV platform offers several choices to communicate with your counterparties and clearers, and provides a consistent workflow from confirmations to portfolio reconciliation and valuations.
 
Product coverage
The addition of commodities expands a product suite that already covers a wide range of transaction types including equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives and credit derivatives. Designed by a working group comprised of a diverse cross-section of industry players, the MarkitSERV system currently supports financial transactions based on the following commodities.
 
Oil and refined products
Natural gas liquids
Coal
Aggriculturals
Freight
 
Paper
Power*
Natural gas*
Base metals
Precious metals*
 
*Also supports physical delivery.
Future deliverables, according to working group priorities: allocations, physically-settled options, excess/total return swaps on commodity indices, physically-settled coal and base metals, prime brokerage give-ups.
Product TypeEuropeN. AmericaAsia
Options
  European-, American- and Asian-style 
 Strips






 Swaps
 Shaped notional 
 Bullets (including strips)






Spreads
Forwards     
OilCoalAgriculturalsBase Metals
Crude oilAPI 2CanolaAluminium
BenzeneAPI 4CocoaCopper
DieselNewcastleCoffeeIron ore
Fuel oilRichard's BayCornLead
Gas oilGasCottonNickel
GasolineEuropeEthanol / BiofuelsSteel
Heating oilNorth AmericaLivestockTin
Jet fuelU.K.MilkZinc
MethanolFreightOatsPrecious Metals
NapthaTime CharterOrange juiceGold
Ultra-lowDry freightPalm oilPlatinum
Sulphur dieselWet freightRubberPalladium
Natural Gas LiquidsPowerSoybeansRhodium
ButaneEuropeSugarSilver
EP MixScandinaviaSunflower seedsPaper
EthaneU.K.WheatContainerboard
IsobutaneU.S.WoolNewsprint
Natural gas  Pulp
Propane  Recovered paper
 
Sell side
MarkitWire provides seamless links between you and your buyer to execute trade-date legal confirmations.
 
Buy side 
MarkitWire (FREE to buy side) and Trade Manager are the preferred platforms for trade-date tie-outs, straight-through processing (STP) and electronic confirmation workflows.
Clients who already use MarkitWire to confirm trades in other OTC derivative asset classes will automatically have access to the new commodity products. An ISDA®, EFET, NAESB, EEI or other supported Master Agreement is required to use MarkitWire for commodities.

FX

MarkitSERV for OTC FX Derivatives
Manage your operational risk for over-the-counter (OTC) FX derivatives products by using an electronic network to exchange trade data, confirm transactions and achieve straight-through processing (STP) including connectivity to clearing venues.
 
MarkitSERV Services
The MarkitSERV platform offers real-time STP connectivity for users, allowing confirmation and clearing of over-the-counter FX derivative deals. Standardised workflows will allow users to connect electronically to a variety of clearing venues and communicate with counterparties. By reducing the number of connections you need to maintain, MarkitSERV will simplify your trade processing environment, saving you money and reducing your operational risk.
 
Product coverage  
The MarkitSERV solution supports:
  • Options
  • Forwards
  • NDFs
MarkitSERV works closely with leading industry participants to expand coverage for frequently traded products. New product and platform enhancements are developed and released in coordination with industry prioritization. 

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Sell side
MarkitSERV provides links between the sell side and their sell-side counterparties, allowing electronic delivery of trade-date legal confirmations and supporting complex workflows such as clearing.
 
Buy side
MarkitSERV is working with the buy side to consider support for the processing of FX bilateral confirmations and connectivity to FX clearing venues.

Prime Broker example

with the MarkitSERV platform to process over-the-counter (OTC) derivative give-ups for equity, credit and interest rates.

 
MarkitSERV Services
MarkitSERV is the leading solution for processing derivative give-up trades. Our industry standard platform is the only real-time tri-lateral system linking the executing broker, buy-side client and prime broker electronically to confirm trades on trade date.
 
MarkitSERV offers key services for prime-brokered OTC derivatives:
 
  • standardized electronic notification of give-ups
  • real-time 3-way communication
  • customizable eligibility checks
  • automatically generated back-to-back trades
  • all major global brokers connected
  • fully compliant with give-up agreement terms and conditions
  • support full life-cycle events
  • electronic confirmation included ― no need for separate legal bi-lateral confirmation
 
One prime broker solution
MarkitSERV’s rich and user-friendly functionality allows buy-side clients to receive, affirm and confirm trades in one step, communicating directly with executing brokers and prime brokers electronically. Buy-side clients can confirm all their trades in a single screen whether traded directly or given up to one or more prime brokers.

All parties can process trades straight through into risk/trade capture systems, eliminating dual keying and helping to reduce operational risk. Any queries can be dealt with immediately using the real-time chat facility, reducing trade errors to zero. In addition, post affirmation events such as amendments, terminations, option exercises and corporate actions are fully supported, providing the most efficient and flexible operational solutions to manage a dynamic workflow.
 
 
Sign up now
Contact MarkitSERV (sales@markitserv.com) to get started. Let us know if you are interested in further information.
 
Reference documentation
For user guides and onboarding specifications, please refer to the Help and Documentation sites via MarkitSERV product Web sites.

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