T-Zero, the credit derivative affirmation and connectivity provider, is to provide post-trade affirmation and straight-through processing (STP) connectivity for Tullett Prebon, a voice and electronic inter-dealer broker in the global derivatives market.
Tullett Prebon marks the third inter-dealer broker to join the T-Zero platform. The agreement comes at a time of unprecedented uptake in the number of sell-side and buy-side firms signing on for T-Zero.
“We are very pleased that Tullett Prebon has joined the T-Zero platform. Against the backdrop of high volume and recent market volatility, taking advantage of a scalable solution for post-trade STP makes enormous sense. Use of T-Zero offers Tullett Prebon speed to market and the highest level of functionality benefiting their clients by helping them achieve the optimal level of operational efficiency,” says Mark Beeston, president, T-Zero.
“T-Zero’s post-trade capabilities provide important efficiency and transparency in the credit derivatives market. This partnership will allow our clients to benefit from timely and accurate trade capture and will enable them to focus their resources on trading and risk management,” says Paul Humphrey, CEO e-Broking, Tullett Prebon.
“This integration is testament to both firms’ goals of providing post-trade services that improve operational efficiency and, therefore, further enhance the quality of our credit offering,” adds Mike Binns, managing director for Credit, Tullett Prebon.
According to Beeston, volume on the T-Zero platform reached another monthly record in January 2008, surpassing previous highs of 2007. The combination of a growing buy-side user base combined with added participants from the dealer, prime broker, fund administration and service provider communities is credited for the boost to volume. T-Zero’s approach to electronic connectivity and messaging directly addresses the major inefficiencies in post-trade, credit derivative processing that has been highlighted by regulators over the past year.
Launched in July 2005, T-Zero provides agnostic connectivity and the benefits of accurate trade capture to a wide range of market participants, including inter-dealer brokers, buy-side firms, prime brokers and service providers. Available as either a stand-alone system or through the Bloomberg Professional service, T-Zero enables financial professionals to affirm, allocate, novate and terminate trades with counterparts in real-time, thus eliminating the primary source of operational risk.