Derivative Solutions

Highlights of FINCAD Analytics Suite 2012

FINCAD Analytics Suite 2012 is now available, giving you new ways to save time with your valuations, a more robust architecture and more great coverage.

Architectural advancements deliver greater accuracy and efficiency in calculations

Key product enhancements revolve around FINCAD Analytics Suite's new fc functions which not only make the software easier to use, but also create greater efficiency and accuracy in your valuations.

These new functions are designed to provide you with as much information as possible using the fewest number of functions, representing a significant improvement over existing aa functions.

Being pre-configured for market data conventions and allowing for multiple input entry formats, the new fc functions make the software much more intuitive, increasing accuracy by reducing input errors and shortening setup times.

With FINCAD Analytics Suite 2012, you can now...

FC Fixed Coupon Bond

Calculate:

  • Price-from-yield
  • Yield-from-price
  • Accrued interest
  • Duration
  • Convexity
  • Z-spread
..on fixed-rate bonds with a single, more intuitive function which contains pre-defined market conventions.

Build a LIBOR Curve assuming OIS discounting

  • Build an implied Rate Curve for LIBOR of various tenors, given quotes for LIBOR instruments, and given an independent Discounting Curve (e.g., OIS curve like EONIA)
  • Includes the ability to build LIBOR rate curves using non-standard tenors, all discounted using OIS

Price a wider selection of emerging market bonds

  • Adding to its extensive jurisdictional bond coverage, FINCAD Analytics Suite now supports more than 35 different countries including emerging markets such as Turkey, India, Columbia, Brazil, Mexico and more
  • Flexibility to define your own market conventions to price either jurisdictional or corporate bonds not provided in the pre-defined bond list

Calculate your valuations faster

  • Speed improvements within the analytics library means faster calculation times when completing your valuations

Being able to work with both foreign exchange and interest rates in the same software environment has reduced the learning curve it takes to value instruments. FINCAD Analytics works with just about everything we do.

Brian Moore Manager of Financial Markets,
McDonald's