Cognotec RealStream™ Margin

RealStream Margin is designed as a highly scalable solution for the provision of web-enabled trading to the fast-growing 'Retail' segment of the FX market. An integrated platform, it provides a web-distributed trading suite for end Clients, while simultaneously providing full collateralisation or Margining Trading capabilities for standalone control over Credit Risk associated with trading in this market.

An Integrated Solution - RealStream Margin is designed as an integrated web-enabled Margin Trading solution. While providing a complete Trading suite to the End-Trader, it also has integrated Margining capabilities including a powerful Revaluation Engine, calculating up-to-the-minute Exposure, a Margin Calculator calculating Margin Requirements and a Margin Monitor, which continuously monitors all Client portfolios and generates alerts where Clients are in breach of Margin Requirements. With this tool, banks can gain web-distributed access to the increasing flows in the Retail market with the confidence that the Credit risk associated with such trading is full managed.

Time to market - Cognotec's RealStream Margin solution will allow a bank easy entry to high-growth Retail market in the shortest time frame with a proven solution that is ready for immediate implementation.

Liquidity Management - Cognotec provides a technology platform to banks to enable them to gain access to increased flows in the FX market. This technology platform is independent of any liquidity provider and does restrict a bank or broker to taking liquidity from a single Liquidity source. It gives a bank complete independence and control over all liquidity associated with trading on the platform.

Scalability - RealStream Margin is a highly scalable solution designed for the growing needs of your on-line business. The system is designed for upto 100,000 simultaneous users and 2,000,00 Orders with a high degree of automation to provide low-cost access to the growing flows arising from the Professional market trading FX as an asset class.

Performance - The system has been consistently able to deal with the stress and latency requirements of thousands of on-line users dealing across multiple currencies, with ease. Its high availability model assists your business as you seek to grow into new markets

High Availability - architected to be mission-critical to meet the needs of a global 24x7 franchise

White Label Model - RealStream Margin can be deployed as a White Label solution to enable you to provide liquidity to Banks and/or Brokers active in the Retail market.

Full integration capabilities - RealStream Margin has been designed for ease of integration with a bank's existing systems. Cognotec has significant experience in implementing e-solutions and integrating with third party systems.