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Pricer

 

Calculate value and Greeks for wide range of exchange traded instruments.

Your Pricer Questions

How can I understand the value and risk characteristics of a portfolio to support trading strategies and decisions?

Can I group individual trades into a portfolio to understand their overall risk characteristics?

How do I understand the risk exposures and Greeks of option products?

How do I assess the effectiveness of hedges and hedging strategies on a portfolio of options?

How do I make trading decisions quickly enough to respond to market movements?

How do I simplify trades down to their critical characteristics to drive effective decision making?

Our Solution: Pricer

Calculate values and risk sensitivities for a wide range of commonly traded instruments using Pricer, part of the Lacima Trader suite.

Lacima Trader > Pricer provides the flexibility to value deals directly within existing provided templates, create bespoke spreadsheets for customised derivative pricing and risk management analysis, or build capabilities into your in-house valuation/risk analysis solution.

A chart depicting analysis of Greek sensitivities including Delta, Gamma, Theta and Vega against MtM.

Options position summary with full Greeks

Features: Pricer

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Portfolio view of Delta and Gamma profiles
  • Produce and analyse position, exposure, value, P&L and Greeks for a wide range of energy and commodity derivative instruments such as power, natural gas, oil, coal, metals, and soft commodities
  • Supports multiple models and valuation frameworks unique to energy and commodity markets including reversion, jumps, seasonality, and price correlations
  • Develop and configure your own bespoke models and frameworks
  • Understand the story your data is telling by analysing data in isolation or as part of a whole portfolio
  • Handles a wide range of different commodities, regions, and currencies
  • Extensive coverage of close to 20 different instruments from commonly traded to highly specialised, exotic options
  • Consistent analysis across Front and Middle Office with Lacima’s numerical engine underpinning all products
  • Get up and running fast with same-day installation and a familiar Excel interface

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