Macgregor Financial Trading Platform (MFTP) - Large Enterprise ...

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HP and Intel
Working together to address critical
trading issues and reduce exposure
to risk
Macgregor Financial Trading
Platform (MFTP)
Buy side trade order management
The Macgregor Financial Trading Platform (MFTP)
is a real-time trade order management system that
automates virtually every step in the investment
process. Global in focus, the system supports a
broad range of security types, multiple currencies
and 24-hour execution. MFTP provides portfolio
managers, traders, compliance officers and operations
staff with the tools they need to operate at
maximum efficiency. The system has integrated
order routing and execution capabilities via the
Macgregor FIX Network (MFN) and interfaces to
analytics packages, accounting systems, custodian
banks, prime brokers and settlement systems.
Based on industry standard technology, MFTP’s
open, 32-bit Windows architecture guarantees the
scalability and performance needed to support
your mission critical application.
Behind MFTP is the dedication and experience
of Macgregor, your partner in straight-through
processing and best execution. Macgregor is
the leading provider of trade order management
systems and FIX network services to institutional
investors. Macgregor’s products and services are
proven at many of the world’s premier investment
organizations.
Key benefits and features
Reduce costs
● MFTP helps clients reduce costs by minimizing
compliance violations and trading errors caused
by otherwise hard-to-read paper tickets.
Increase operational efficiency
● MFTP connects portfolio managers with compliance
officers and traders to automate the
investment process. By moving from paper to
electronic tickets, constant re-keying of trade
information is eliminated making it much more
efficient to implement an investment decision.
Compass Portfolio
Improve performance
● MFTP clients are able to act upon investment
information and implement their decisions
faster, more accurately and efficiently than their
competitors thus beating them to the market.
The Macgregor FIX Network (MFN) also provides
Macgregor clients with access to unmatched
liquidity making it easier for a client to find the
trades they want, when they want them.
Deliver more with fewer resources
● With MFTP portfolio managers, compliance
officers and traders can spend more time doing
what they are paid to do as opposed to getting
bogged down with administrative, paper-chasing
tasks. Less client resources are needed to certify
and maintain broker connectivity given that
MFN handles all of that for the client.
Straight through processing
● Macgregor is the only vendor that connects all
of its clients’ internal functions (portfolio management,
compliance, trading and operations)
and external organizations (brokers, matching
facilities etc.) needed to complete a trade. From
the point an investment decision is made through
to bank notification no re-keying is needed and
thus straight through processing is achieved.
Reduce operational risks
● With paperless trading and pre-trade compliance
built in, the chance of a trading error is very low
and operational risk is virtually eliminated.

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HP and Intel
Working together to address critical
trading issues and reduce exposure
to risk
Why Macgregor chooses to work with HP
● Financial industry technology leadership
– 75% of all EFT transactions
– 95% of all securities transactions
– 50% of trading desk workstations
● Global financial industry expertise and thought
leadership
● Enterprise solutions provider
● Microsoft partnership, expertise, and resources
● HP Services excellence and expertise
Why Macgregor chooses to work with Intel
● Superior performance from servers based
on the Intel ® Xeon processor family
● Flexible and agile platforms to respond to
changing needs and increasing market volumes
● Technical expertise and support to provide
optimal performance on the latest Intel
architecture
Success stories
By implementing MFTP, T. Rowe’s internal trade
discrepancy rate fell to 1%. Compliance penalties
were virtually eliminated. The need for trade support
was reduced, allowing T. Rowe to divert some
of these resources to other areas of the business.
And, since traders no longer had to bother with
time consuming paper orders, they could spend
more of their days applying their expertise to
actually working the orders.
“The end result was a more efficient, accurate and
streamlined trading department.”
T.Rowe Price – Investment management firm
Testimonial
“Macgregor’s technology has strengthened our
order management process at every stage, from
modeling to trade confirmation.”
Alan Cook
Project Manager
Hermes (UK)
“Macgregor is thrilled to be partnering
with HP and Intel as it enables us to
provide our clients with optimized
solutions for trade order management.”
For more information
Macgregor
Tom Chippas, VP Sales, Boston
+1 617 239 8761
Steve Langton, VP Sales, London
+44 (0)20 7743 6240
sales@macgregor.ws
HP
Contact your local HP representative
www.hp.com
Intel
Contact your local Intel representative
www.intel.com