Case study · Straight Through Processing

Send a high volume of trades to Bloomberg TOMS

Bloomberg TOMSeSpeedBrokerTecDealerwebMarketAxessLiquidity Edge
The challenge

Every trade, in TOMS, right away

Our fixed income group trades government securities and corporates on various exchanges. We need to get those trades into Bloomberg TOMS as quickly as possible to manage the firm's risk. There's a potential for monetary loss if we miss a trade or enter a trade into TOMS incorrectly.

We trade on eSpeed, BrokerTec, Dealerweb, MarketAxess and Liquidity Edge.

As the desk grows and volume increases, we need automation to help us manage our business.

The solution

Street Systems STP

Install Street Systems connectors that link STP to eSpeed, BrokerTec, Dealerweb, MarketAxess and Liquidity Edge.

Attach each connector to the Street Systems Message Hub to automate the processing of every trade message.

Convert each trade message into a Bloomberg TOMS trade with the STP Translation Engine, assigning the correct Bloomberg counterparty and trade book.

Send the trade to Bloomberg TOMS. Traders see their updated position in their TOMS trade book.

Architecture: exchanges feed Street Systems STP connectors (FIX, API, Bloomberg), which pass through the STP Message Hub (administrative portal, hub API, translation engine, SQL data store) and on to Bloomberg TOMS.
Capabilities used

What made it work

Message receipt

Street Systems accepts FIX messages, proprietary protocols, FTP, Excel or email messages and files.

Translation engine

High-performance proprietary message conversion technology.

Message delivery

Translated messages are delivered to their destination quickly and accurately.