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Strong bull ride to gloomy and bearish sentiments, markets have behaved irrationally every time it is taken for granted. BrainMatics solutions enable fund managers to comprehend the risk and relate them to the market factors, thereby enabling them a better control during adverse market conditions.

The market can remain irrational longer than a rational investor can remain solvent.
                                                                                                                                              Keynes


At BrainMatics, we understand the nuances of specific markets, due to its maturity, volume of trades, regulations etc. and appreciate the fact that an approach for one market might fail in another. Our solutions are crafted meticulously, so that each and every building block of risk is cemented adequately.

Pricing Models form the basic building block of the risk management system. These cover vanilla instruments to exotics and path dependent options.

BrainMatics’ proprietary Volatility models are key to valuation of derivatives and reduce mispricing error which has cost traders very dearly. Proprietary Term Structure models are handy in markets where the fixed income market is not mature and not very liquid.

The market risk engine provides not only the traditional VaR, but also risk attributed to various market factors using the structural approach and Factor Models. This approach is highly intuitive and comprehensible and aids portfolio management decisions. Besides, this also eliminates typical challenges in risk calculation due to data issues like handling large correlation matrices, missing data, non-positive definite matrices etc. Factor model is also handy in conducting Stress Testing of portfolios.

BrainMatics Regulatory Compliance solution, BaselMatics is state of the art capital charge calculator, fully compliant with Basel II guidelines.

 

Key Benefits

  • Accurate Pricing Models for all instruments including exotics & OTCs
     

  • Market specific Term Structure, Volatility and Factor Models
     

  • Ability to handle non-Gaussian distributions
     

  • Structural approach to risk for better comprehensibility
     

  • Regulatory compliance
     

  • Comprehensive stress testing framework