Implementation
Services
Our implementation teams take you
through the entire process of system implementation. Experienced
specialists help you configure, customize and integrate your
cross-asset trading or risk management system. System specific
expertise in various development tools provided by our
cooperation partners is a central pillar in our implementation
services and we continuously certify our implementation team on
the latest versions of these tools.
System
Configuration
We help you define and set up the necessary business objects and
parameters needed to make the system perform according to your
requirements. This generally includes:
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Static data:
Counterparty definitions, Portfolio structures,
Instruments, Markets, Internal departments, Rating
systems, Account definitions, Business rules,
Transaction status chains, etc. |
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Pricing structures:
Yield curves, Credit spread structures, Volatility
surfaces, Correlation surfaces, default/transition
probabilities etc. |
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Model parameters:
Pricer links, pricing environments, pricing contexts etc. |
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Access parameters:
User group definitions and user privileges
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Customisation
Using built-in tools for modifying the system behaviour and
extending the functionality is a key requirement in most system
implementation projects. Mindwell provides expertise and
development capacity with the ability to combine in-depth
understanding of financial models, work processes and software
development tools to help you customise the system.
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Real-time applications:
Trade blotters, position and risk monitors, limit
monitors etc. |
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Customised pricing models:
Implementation of proprietary or third party valuation
libraries in your trading or risk system. |
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Customised reports:
reports for risk, P&L, performance attribution,
settlements, confirmations, cash ladders etc. |
Integration
Mindwell's integration
services are based on a wide range of interfacing solutions that
we have successfully implemented for our clients. Our undivided
focus on financial applications has become a major asset when it
comes to structuring, mapping and processing financial data
objects from one system representation to another. This
includes:
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Instrument and contract
interfaces: Internal and external providers such as
LIFFE, Bloomberg, Wertpapier-Mitteilungen (WM), MONIS
convertible definitions etc. |
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Trade interfaces:
Import and export of transaction, trade and position
data. |
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Static data interfaces:
CRM integration for counterparty details, accounts,
clients, custodians etc. |
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General Ledger
integration: Integration solutions for posting
account entries from a front-to-back trading solution to
the General Ledger. |
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Exchange and Internal
Market integration: Integration of new market
places, order routing solutions for internal matching
and broker network integration /direct market access
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