IBM Financial Markets Framework

Financial markets firms are under unrelenting pressure to respond to exploding increases in electronic trading volumes. High performance and low latency are the imperatives. As information becomes globalized, more countries than ever before are entering the financial markets and finding ways to capitalize on market uncertainty as even the most developed nations experience economic upheaval.

At the same time, federal and regional regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly stringent as governments mandate increased transparency and compliance. Managing risk in real time is essential.

The IBM Financial Markets Framework addresses these needs, offering financial firms an independent framework that supports the full trading lifecycle and addresses increasing data and transaction volumes, stringent performance requirements and the need for real-time risk mitigation. Purpose-built to provide support and integration across front-, middle- and back-office processes, the IBM Financial Markets Framework enables firms to leverage a single core platform addressing multiple solution areas across business units, including:

• Market data delivery, algorithmic trading and securities processing for buy-side and sell-side firms.
• Next-generation trading, market surveillance and trade monitoring, and settlement risk management for exchanges.