As a trader you need to ensure that any system you have in place is fast, accurate and exceptionally reliable. You also need to deal with both private and institutional customer bases, each with different requirements.
In order to compete in the market, you need to not only be an expert in your field and have quality research at your fingertips; you need to have the very best technology to offer your clients, from algorithm systems to risk systems to compliance procedures. But your business model, with fixed overheads and variable income from commission on trades, means that you are looking for a system that will enable you to save money and control costs. Nutcracker gives you access to cutting edge services that you can tailor into a package, providing precisely the functionality and access levels you need to maximise on your investment and increase your profits. On our TradingPro page you will find an overview of the various trading services available.
As portfolio manager it is of the utmost importance to know what is happening in the markets and understand how this impacts your client’s portfolio. You must be able to rely on accurate information on client holdings and transaction data from by the system you work with. Your account and portfolio information should be a mouse click away. You want to be able to do in depth analysis of the performance your current holdings and develop various scenarios for future positions using relevant models. Nutcracker PortfolioPro modules are developed with these specifications in mind and offer both reliable data on your accounts and portfolio as well as tools for analysis, reporting and modeling. More information on these modules is listed for you on our PortfolioPro page.
Managing your clients’ wealth portfolio involves investing in a whole range of different products, equities, asset funds, unit trusts, and insurance products among them. You want to be able to present your clients with a consolidated view of how their portfolio is doing without too much hassle and administration. PortfolioPro allows for data from multiple sources on different instruments and investments, in addition to processing and presenting the JSE BDA/MSS data.
JSE Millennium IT Trading System - February 2012 – Nutcracker has released an overview of the required changes and planning for the 2012 JSE migration to the Millennium IT Trading engine (MIT). It includes the changes that will be made to the Nutcracker system and requirements for the client side. Please contact us for a copy of this document.
Nutcracker introduces Portfolio Pro – November 2011 - This upgraded Portfolio Management app complies with the anticipated JSE migration from BDA to Market Services Solution (MSS). Portfolios Pro allows for data from multiple sources on different instruments and investments, in addition to processing and presenting the JSE BDA/MSS data. Read more....
Growth of online trading – September 2011 - The last few months have seen the launch of various online trading initiatives enabled by Nutcracker Web Portal Solution. Clients using this online offering include: Citadel Online Securities, Independent Securities, Vunani Private Clients, 3Trade and their clients 28E Capital and Anglorand Securities. Read more....
Supporting emerging farmers – September 2011 – The Buhle Farmers’ Academy website is the first step to realising online farmers’ support and market access: www.buhle.org.za. It fits Nutcracker’s CSI strategy to support initiatives that could benefit from our business and technical expertise.