the derivation story
Derivation is a provider of integrated trading and risk management solutions for
the capital markets industry
With pressure to maximise returns and achieve operational efficiency, the ability
to model, analyse and process all instruments is crucial to the running of any successful
investment firm.
Whether you are a sell-side trader, buy-side portfolio manager, CFO or COO, you
need confidence that your systems can deal with these complexities, in an effective
and cost efficient manner.
our pedigree
Derivation was established in 1996, with its founders having spent the previous
10 years developing derivative trading &
risk management systems at ABN Amro and NatWest Markets.
Our front office pedigree ensures that Derivation is engineered by computer scientists
to be scalable to run in the largest investment companies in the world; whilst retaining
a “built at the desk” feel to deliver the features that users really want!
our product
The result today is a user friendly, functionally rich, cross asset, integrated
portfolio and risk management
system, with such key features as:-
- Supporting a full range of Commodity, Convertible, Credit, Equity, Fixed Income
& Interest Rate derivative instruments throughout the whole transaction lifecycle.
- Ultimately flexible Sales, Trading & Market Making tools that allow quick and easy
navigation whilst speaking to clients.
- Best of breed Portfolio Management
System with real-time P&L and interactive Risk Simulation; coupled by a Fund Accounting
System complete with a suite of Middle/Back
Office tools.
- A system that is straight forward to support, requiring a low cost IT overhead.
Even today it is “built on the desk” and yet remains competitively priced.
our people
Derivation remains dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and have assembled an
impressive management, development, support & implementation team, with the team
being like minded and sharing the same outlook and drive.
- The main research and development centre is in Oxford, being a globally recognised
centre of academic excellence, attracting outstanding talent to ensure that Derivation is always at the cutting edge of the latest developments and thinking.
- The commercial and account management team consists of ex-investment banking and
hedge fund IT professionals, who have the experience and understanding of successfully
delivering complex solutions.