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Superderivatives Broadens Coverage And Analytics Of Inflation Derivatives

Date 13/11/2007

SuperDerivativesÒ, the benchmark for options and the world’s leading multi-asset derivatives solutions provider for real time option pricing, independent revaluation, derivatives data, trading and risk management systems, has significantly expanded support for inflation derivatives in multiple currencies on its interest rate derivatives platform, SD-IR.

Web-based SD-IR is a hedging, investment and risk management tool used by both buy and sell side market participants. It now provides more analytical tools for inflation derivatives, broader instrument coverage, and more supported currencies and price indices from around the world. Indices from Latin America and Australia have been added to industry standards such as the USCPI, the UKRPI, and Eurozone’s HiCPxT. The enhanced platform enables any user to accurately price inflation-linked derivatives and securities, forecast future inflation in a wide variety of indices, and display the information in easy to understand charts and graphs.

The additional functionality is immediately available to all SuperDerivatives SD-IR users.

“Inflation derivatives are one of the fastest growing classes of derivative products on the market today, with applications ranging from retail investment to long term corporate earnings management. SuperDerivatives’ inflation pricing platform allows users at all levels to better understand and leverage this crucial and dynamic market,” said Robert Emerson, Product Manager for Interest Rates Derivatives, SuperDerivatives. “Financial institutions see inflation-based products as a growth area, particularly as they see better returns in emerging asset classes. We have enhanced SD-IR to include inflation curves for major and emerging markets and will continue to support our clients as they structure more complex products in search of higher margins.”

In addition to the interactive SD-IR, the SuperDerivatives Revaluation Center provides independent and automated portfolio revaluation, risk and performance reporting for derivatives of all types including inflation derivatives.

SuperDerivatives’ products and services are used by numerous companies from both the buy and sell side. Its real-time pricing platforms are used by the majority of the banks worldwide, as well as numerous corporations, asset managers, hedge funds, auditors and central banks. SuperDerivatives’ Revaluation service (SD-Revaluation) is used by numerous banks, hedge funds, asset managers, fund administrators and auditors and is considered by many as the most accurate service in the market.

The SuperDerivatives’ benchmark option pricing model is the only publicly available and market tested model whose accuracy in generating real market prices for all types of derivatives has been proven and validated continuously for several years.

SuperDerivatives was recently recognized as Best Provider of Derivatives Data 2007 by an Inside Market Data poll.

About SuperDerivatives
SuperDerivatives has revolutionized the world of options by introducing transparency to all traded derivative classes. Providing prices that consistently reflect the inter-dealer market has led the company’s web-based, market-calibrated platforms to be widely accepted as the benchmark for options pricing. SuperDerivatives’ award winning, real time pricing platforms are used by trading professionals on both the buy and sell side globally.
The company also provides fully fledged risk management systems, an on-line trading platform, award winning derivatives data, and portfolio revaluation services that utilize its benchmark pricing model and independent global market data network. Customers include numerous banks, hedge funds, asset managers, custodians and hedge funds administrators.
SuperDerivatives serves its clients diligently in over sixty countries in all continents and has offices in London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Sydney and Paris. Further information: http://www.superderivatives.com