Altaira, as the premiere cross-asset portfolio system for front-to-middle trading and risk-management, has announced a new version of its flagship product using tools like C# for rapid application development, Microsoft® .NET for a rich client interface, grid computing for unlimited scalability, and web services for both cross-platform interoperability and extensibility, stunning performance and a sleek, intuitive interface make for the best overall portfolio and risk management solution currently available for Hedge Funds and Portfolio Managers.
New Features in Version 2.0:
• Real-time trading dashboard that can support all asset classes and be customized by the user.
• Risk Dashboard that shows all trading and portfolio risk across all asset classes.
• Additional asset coverage (now includes): IRS, CDS, Swaption, Cap/Floor, Bond, Convertible Bond, Repo, Money Market, Equity, Futures, Option, FX, CFD, Asset Swap, etc.
A powerful and extensible enterprise solution, Altaira also features the following technologies:
• XML Import/Export: Using Extensible Markup Language (XML) for deal import and export, not only can users and their clients share information, but entire books of trades can be imported from or shared with legacy systems.
• Grid Computing: Using the paradigm that "many hands make light work", the total processing load can be distributed in a "grid" of computers which divide large jobs into small tasks that can be performed concurrently – making even incredibly math intensive calculations run at near super-computer speeds. Even so, the system can scale-down to a single computer if needed.
• Web Services: All functions of the system are exposed not only as .NET objects, but also as cross-platform web services. Using web services, organizations can mix, match, enhance, or even replace current functionality without the worry of platform dependence. As well, these functions can be exposed across the Internet to create a truly universal solution
