THE PLATFORM

A Connected Technology Foundation for Fixed Income

FTLabs brings trading, sales, data, analytics and market connectivity together on a configurable technology foundation designed for the fixed-income trading lifecycle.

WHY FTLABS

Fixed-income technology shouldn’t create more fragmentation.

Firms operate across trading venues, market and reference data, pricing sources, internal systems, workflows and downstream infrastructure. Adding another application should not mean adding another technology silo.

01

Connect what you already use.

Integrate market infrastructure, data sources and firm systems.

02

Create consistency across workflows.

Normalize data and apply shared analytics, controls and automation.

03

Extend without starting over.

Add capabilities, integrations and workflows as requirements evolve.

PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE

One foundation. Connected end to end.

FTLabs connects front-office applications with shared platform services, trusted data and managed market connectivity—creating an integrated foundation across the fixed-income trading lifecycle.

FTLabs platform architecture showing BondPUB OEMS, core platform services, data foundation and BondHUB managed market connectivity.

TRADING & DISTRIBUTION

Purpose-built applications on a shared foundation.

BondPUB OEMS provides the front-office application layer, with purpose-built workstations for trading and sales operating on the same FTLabs technology foundation.

TRADER WORKSTATION

BondPUB

Trading workflows, analytics and market intelligence for fixed-income professionals.

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SALES WORKSTATION

BondPUB Sales

Client access, market intelligence and sales productivity tools designed for fixed-income distribution.

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CORE PLATFORM SERVICES

Shared services across every workflow.

Common platform capabilities support trading, sales and connected workflows without requiring each application to recreate the same underlying functionality.

Bond Analytics

Fixed-income analytics available across platform workflows.

Rules & Controls

Credit, compliance and business rules applied consistently across workflows.

Automation

Workflow automation and smart routing help reduce manual intervention.

APIs & SDK

Open integration and extensibility connect FTLabs with the firm’s broader technology environment.

DATA FOUNDATION

A consistent data foundation.

The FTLabs platform brings together the information required by trading and sales workflows while allowing firms to work with their chosen data sources and providers.

REFERENCE DATA

Securities, issuers, structures, ratings, tax attributes and instrument features.

CLIENT & FIRM DATA

Accounts, positions, orders, allocations and entitlements.

MARKET DATA

Benchmarks, curves and other market inputs used across platform workflows.

MANAGED CONNECTIVITY

Connect the platform to the market ecosystem.

BondHUB provides the managed connectivity and integration layer between FTLabs applications, firm systems, data and external market infrastructure.

Trading Venues

ATSs and ECNs

Pricing & Data Providers

Clearing & Settlement

Enterprise Systems & Downstream Workflows

DESIGNED TO EVOLVE

Designed to evolve with your technology environment.

FTLabs provides a configurable, extensible foundation that can adapt as workflows, providers, systems and market requirements change.

CONFIGURABLE

Adapt workflows, rules and capabilities to firm requirements.

EXTENSIBLE

Connect new systems, data sources and capabilities through APIs and integration.

SCALABLE

Support changing users, workflows and transaction requirements without rebuilding the technology foundation.

OPEN

Work with the firm’s chosen providers and existing technology environment.

BUILT FOR IT TEAMS

Modernize fixed-income technology without rebuilding the entire environment.

Fixed-income technology environments are rarely greenfield. Firms operate across established market-data platforms, trading systems, clearing vendors, pricing sources, internal risk applications, spreadsheets and proprietary infrastructure.

FTLabs is designed to fit into that reality.

BondPUB, BondHUB and the broader FTLabs platform can be introduced incrementally, allowing firms to modernize workflows and add new capabilities without requiring a wholesale replacement of the systems they already depend on.

INTEROPERABLE

Connect with existing trading, market-data, pricing, clearing and internal systems rather than forcing a closed technology stack.

MANAGEABLE

Deploy capabilities in controlled phases, with clear integration points and governance appropriate for enterprise technology teams.

RELIABLE

Support production fixed-income workflows with security, operational control, monitoring and dependable system behavior.

INCREMENTAL

Modernize where the business needs it most without requiring an all-at-once platform replacement.

FTLabs does not require firms to replace Bloomberg in order to modernize their fixed-income technology environment. BondPUB and BondHUB can operate alongside Bloomberg, clearing vendors, pricing providers, internal risk systems, spreadsheets and other legacy or third-party infrastructure.

Modernization should extend the environment — not force firms to start over.

Connect your fixed-income technology around one foundation.

See how FTLabs can connect applications, data, workflows and market infrastructure around the way your firm operates.