Total Return Swaps: A Platform for Lifecycle Management and Institutional Workflows

The operational workflows behind each Total Return Swap (TRS) basket are often manual, disjointed, and prone to error.

Our TRS platform is purpose-built to solve this.

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Let clients request and rebalance,
without losing control

Today, many banks handle TRS basket creation and adjustments over spreadsheets and email. That’s slow, error-prone, and hard to audit. Our platform replaces that ad hoc process with a structured interface where your institutional clients can submit:

  • Initial swap requests with custom baskets
  • Size increases or decreases
  • Rebalancing requests (with or without exposure changes)

For your desk, this means a single system where every request arrives in a standard format, can be reviewed, priced, approved, or rejected and then immediately routed into internal trade booking or OMS flows.

Reduce operational risk with a true audit trail

Swap desks operate under strict compliance oversight. If something goes wrong you need to show what was done, by whom, and when.

Our platform gives you that clarity. Every step is logged with timestamped actions and user IDs, from the client submitting a basket to the desk approving the quote or pushing it live. Version history is preserved, making it easy to reconstruct what happened, even months later.

And because all pricing decisions remain internal, you can offer clients a controlled workflow without exposing your logic.

From days to minutes:
accelerate time to market

In traditional setups, launching a TRS deal can take several days. Basket composition is emailed back and forth, approvals are slow, and setup with index providers is manual.

With our platform:

  • Clients request a new swap or adjustment via structured forms
  • You price and approve the deal with a few clicks
  • The platform pushes the basket to index providers like Solactive
  • Hedge orders are automatically generated and sent to your OMS

This means a TRS can be up and running in minutes and clients can track their request lifecycle in real time.

For desks competing to win institutional flow, speed is a competitive edge.

Works with, not against, internal systems

Unlike other platforms, we don’t attempt to price swaps, calculate fees, or interfere with internal risk processes. The bank’s internal pricing engines stay entirely in control. You define spreads, funding costs, and risk margins.

What we do is:

  • Route RFQ requests to your internal desks
  • Let you accept, reject, or amend
  • Trigger hedge orders via FIX into your OMS
  • Push final basket compositions to Solactive
  • Track and log everything for compliance

Scale institutional business without adding complexity

Our platform is built specifically for scale and sophistication. It supports one-to-one counterparty workflows, institutional compliance requirements, and complex lifecycle events like:

  • Combined rebalancing + size increases
  • Quote versioning and expiration
  • Partial or conditional acceptances
  • Resubmitted baskets or updated pricing

The platform gives your desk the tools to grow the business without scaling headcount or resorting to fragile manual processes, regardless of how many TRS you are managing.

Connected to the right ecosystem

Out of the box, the platform integrates with:

  • Solactive (for index creation, corporate action handling, NAV, and dissemination)
  • Bloomberg, Rimes, Ultumus (via Solactive)
  • Bank OMS systems (via FIX for hedge order routing)

NAV is calculated independently, and data dissemination is handled by trusted providers. You can build on infrastructure you already trust.

In addition, we offer a powerful, well-documented API that allows you to access and automate core platform functions. This gives you full flexibility to integrate with your internal systems and customize the platform to suit your exact needs.

Built with (and for) real Swap Desks

The platform was built in collaboration with large banks, and reflects real-world operational requirements not generic tooling. All workflows (RFQs, rebalancing, audit logging, quote management) are fully built out and already running in live production environments.

If you’re running a TRS business and want to cut operational overhead, reduce compliance exposure, and offer clients a better way to work with your desk this is the platform.