Buy Side Participants
A clearer view of your trading activity across counterparties.
Your internal records and clearing broker data may describe the same activity differently. Formats vary, files arrive at different times, and discrepancies need investigation before your team can rely on the results.
Theorem helps buy-side firms normalize financial data, reconcile activity, and access consolidated views of positions, P&L, collateral, and balances. We combine software with operational support for the work that requires additional information and counterparty follow-up.
Keep reconciliation aligned with the way you trade.
Multiple accounts, partial fills, and average prices can make a straightforward comparison difficult. Adding investors or clearing relationships introduces further requirements for matching and reporting.
Theorem compares internal records and allocation instructions with counterparty data, supporting individual, grouped, and weighted-average matches. Configurable tolerances help distinguish permitted price differences from discrepancies that require investigation.
Verify allocation instructions against clearing records
Use instructions from your existing allocation process as a source for reconciliation. Review whether the corresponding activity appears in clearing records and investigate differences in accounts, quantities, or prices.
Review unresolved activity as data arrives
Update matching results as new records become available. The timing of those results depends on the underlying feeds; missing activity may require follow-up with the source.
Make internal and broker records comparable.
Commodity systems and clearing brokers may represent the same instrument using different identifiers, units, or price conventions. Those differences need to be understood before records can be compared or combined in a report.
Theorem’s normalization and mapping tools help bring supported source data into a common structure for reconciliation and reporting. Configuration starts with the conventions used by your firm and its counterparties.
Consolidate clearing information
Bring positions, balances, and trading activity together across clearing relationships, with views organized around the accounts and products your team needs to monitor.
Investigate differences in the underlying records
Compare internal and counterparty data to identify where records diverge. Your team can review the relevant details and determine whether the difference reflects a reporting convention or an issue requiring correction.
Investigate breaks with the relevant data together.
An unresolved trade can mean reviewing internal records, checking broker files, and exchanging details with counterparties. When information sits in separate systems, assembling the evidence becomes part of the investigation.
Theorem brings those records together and highlights probable discrepancies. Teams can filter matching results, examine unresolved activity, and share relevant reports or exports with the parties involved.
Match around your existing systems
Use data from internal records, allocation files, or other supported sources to reconcile against counterparty activity. Matching requirements are configured around the records available and the checks your firm needs.
Build reporting around operational responsibilities
Create views and recurring outputs for positions, balances, P&L, and reconciliation activity. Teams retain responsibility for reviewing exceptions and confirming that corrections have been completed.
Consolidate the view without losing the account detail.
Oversight across managers and accounts requires both an aggregate picture and the ability to investigate individual records. Differences in source formats and reporting schedules can make that difficult to maintain.
Theorem helps consolidate available account and counterparty data into consistent views. Your team can group information for broader oversight, then examine the underlying detail when a balance, position, or reconciliation result needs attention.
The scope of that view depends on the data your firm is authorized to receive and the connections established for each account.
Software & Operational Supoort
Define the work your team needs help with.
Some firms need a specific reconciliation workflow. Others need consolidated reporting or additional support investigating data issues and following up with brokers.
Theorem can provide selected platform capabilities or a broader configuration, with managed services available alongside the software. We agree the scope with your firm, including the data sources, outputs, and responsibilities involved.
Our team can help investigate discrepancies and coordinate counterparty communication. Resolution still requires the responsible parties to confirm details and complete any necessary corrections.
Let’s review your post-trade process.
Tell us how your firm receives broker data, reconciles activity, and prepares reports. We would be glad to discuss where Theorem could help and what would be required to support your workflow.
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