Calypso Technology says that the HSBC Bank USA has extended its use of Calypso to equity derivatives products. HSBC is already live on Calypso for credit derivatives.
“Calypso has given us faster time to market. We were live on the first equity derivative product within 9 months of the decision,” says Sandeep Saksena, Head of Derivatives and FX IT at HSBC Bank USA. “We expect to move all our equity derivatives business to Calypso by the end of this year.”
Cost reduction was another factor in HSBC’s decision.
“Given the success of the credit derivatives project, we wanted to expand our use of Calypso,” adds Saksena. “Using one system to process multiple products saves us money. Our support costs are reduced, and our team can focus on more value added activities.”
“We are pleased HSBC has extended its use of Calypso. It is a measure of their confidence in the product,” concludes Kishore Bopardikar, President of Calypso Technology. “It is a simple formula for success: satisfied, long-term clients.”
Calypso Technology sells integrated front to back trading and processing solutions to banks.