Convergex Secures Licensing Agreement to Provide The OptionEyes

Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, has entered into a strategic agreement, affording the use of The OptionEyes, one of the industry’s most widely used front-end technology platforms, according to a Convergex statement.

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The new agreement will grant Convergex an exclusive license to utilize The OptionEyes, which caters to market participants and traders managing and trading positions in an options or equity portfolio. The OptionEyes is a widely used module that relies on upgraded OMS technology – more specifically, the platform helps provides clients with a wide range of trading flexibility, with additional emphasis on Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term.

Per the new agreement, Convergex will also gain several client benefits via the deployment of The OptionEyes platform, including comprehensive scanners to allow traders to pre-set or create strategies, ‘click-through’ work flow process, and also enhanced Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, or stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Trad In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, or stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Trad Read this Term management infrastructure considerations. Convergex is targeting the full release of the platform by January 2017.

According to Ben Londergan, Convergex Executive Managing Director of Options Trading and Technology, in a recent statement on the agreement, "Convergex is excited to offer a new set of functionality and technology to our clients. This new software will allow Convergex to add value to both active retail and institutional clients as well as other market participants responsible for managing large portfolios of positions and who want to employ a more streamlined approach to their trading and risk management.”