Higher Order Derivatives Analytics
PLATSON SOLUTIONS
Accurate Gamma without crypto-level computing can save
1.6m USD per annum per book
Current second order risk (gamma, volga, vanna) estimation errors cost 1.6m USD per mid-sized book per year
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Incorrect Risk bucketing - re-hedging costs of 800k p.a.
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Inaccurate PL - failing PLAT will cost 800k p.a under FRTB - having to capitalise at SA rather than IMA
The PLATSON Solution reduces the errors from ~60% to ~3%, saving 1.6m USD per annum per book
The unexplained PL errors arise from incorrect bucketing of risk due to the assumption of parallel curve moves - PLATSON solves for this incorrect assumption but not through brute force computation. Other benefits:
Increased Flexibility arising from correctly bucketed risk
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Allows for trading of more complex products and strategies that have been sidelined due to incomplete quantification of risks, for example midcurve dispersion portfolios.
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The ability to change bases effectively, eg from 2y, 5y, 10y to 10y, 2s5s, 5s10s (and PCA variants)
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Minimising investigations into "unexplained" PL
The PLATSON solution is designed to be integrated into client risk management systems, be that vendor provided or an in-house proprietary build without creating any further layers of complexity (no new software, websites, API, UI etc).