METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING STRAIGHT-THROUGH-PROCESSING OF TRADES OF VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

摘要

A Straight-Through-Processing (STP) trading platform (100) provides a fully electronic and seamless solution to substantially all aspects of the trading cycle for fixed income instruments and other financial instruments. In an exemplary embodiment, all participants to a trade transaction have access to computer software that facilitates trade order management, trade order generation, trade execution (including electronic axes) (19g), trade allocation, allocation acknowledgement, trade confimration (31 h), acquisition of settlement instructions, and the generation of progress reports based on specific metrics criteria. In said exemplary embodiment, the STP trading platform includes computer software modules including at least an account management module and an electronic trading module to handle the various stages of executing a trade, confirming the trade (31 h), and facilitating settlement of the trade.