Software for Financial Markets

Why IBM Software for Financial Markets

Smarter software is the muscle behind IBM solutions for financial markets. It’s powered by expertise gained from tens of thousands of client engagements, and it’s transforming the way industries – and the planet – work. Coupled with IBM’s industry-leading experienced professionals, comprehensive technology, and cost-effective methodologies help financial services institutions thrive in the fast-paced global economy and help them to:

• Re-engineer for profitable growth
• Optimize the trade life cycle
• Optimize enterprise risk management

Smarter Commerce for Financial Markets is a unique approach that increases the value the capital market firms generate for their customers by helping to better integrate and more effectively manage their sourcing, marketing, selling and services business processes, which puts the customer at the center of these processes.

These smarter solutions powered by IBM software have key advantages:

• Innovative industry solutions throughout the financial markets institutions’ value chain based on our deep R&D and thought leadership capabilities
• Comprehensive support from IBM and IBM business partners to deliver a unique, end-to-end solution.
• Financial markets industry-specific offering and consulting expertise of IBM Global Business Services
• Full range of IBM server and storage products

The capabilities of IBM Software builds solutions on a set of integrated capabilities to deliver greater business value and competitive advantage. Below are some of the key software capabilities used by leading financial markets companies worldwide.

• Integrated Service Management for Financial markets
• Optimization for Financial markets
• Software Delivery Solutions for Financial markets

What we offer

Tackle strategic business challenges with smarter financial markets solutions in:

• Buy side optimization
  More effective portfolio / fund management and portfolio risk management capabilities
• Sell side efficiency
  Market data delivery, algorithmic trading and securities processing for buy-side and sell-side firms.
• Market Infrastructure transformation
  Next-generation trading, market surveillance and trade monitoring, and settlement risk management for exchanges.

Accelerate time to value

IBM Industry Frameworks are software platforms that combine the business capabilities of award-winning IBM software capabilities with industry specific assets and best practices. IBM Financial Markets Frameworks help clients deploy business solutions faster while lowering project cost and risk.

The IBM Financial Markets Industry Framework represents a roadmap for business transformation and IBM’s comprehensive ability to help banks run their businesses more effectively so you can serve your customers better.

Learn more

To learn more about how IBM Financial Markets industry solutions can help your business grow, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner