Sophis, a provider of portfolio and risk management systems, and TradingScreen, a provider of connectivity for fund managers announced today that Maple Leaf Capital went live with their Integrated Solution.
Maple Leaf Capital, the London-based manager of the Maple Leaf Opportunity Fund that launched in October 2002, is the first company to go live with it.
Maple Leaf now uses th e system for its Volatility Arbitrage activity. The combination of VALUE, Sophis ‘s fund and risk management software and TradingScreen’s platforms is expected to enable Maple Leaf to manage multi-asset portfolios, monitor risk in real-time and manage the order process automatically , from inception through execution and allocation.
‘We selected Sophis and TradingScreen Solution because it encompassed the entire range of functionality we required across risk and order management and so far they have met up with our expectations. Ease of integration allows us to execute and process seamlessly,’ says Michael Wexler, Portfolio Manager and CEO of Maple Leaf Capital.
Sophis President Herv Vinciguerra, added: ‘We are very pleased to welcome Maple Leaf Capital as one of the first client for the Integrated Solution. Sophis and TradingScreen R&D teams have joined forces to interface their systems and bring to market this unique solution, and we are very excited to be associated with this new breed of Hedge Funds, which trade volatility.’
Philippe Buhannic, CEO of TradingScreen said: ‘Increasingly, hedge fund managers in Europe are looking for a single system that automates the whole process and enables straight-through processing from the order initiation level. Maple Leaf’s selection of Sophis and TradingScreen demonstrates our ability to deliver seamless, real-time, connected, end-to-end solutions.’