NEW YORK, October 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- INTL
FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) today announced that its swap dealer
and wholly owned subsidiary, INTL FCStone Markets, LLC ("IFM" or
"the Company"), has introduced its structured products online
calculator (SPOC), a new online pricing tool that provides users
with open access to the firm's structured products pricing
portfolio.
SPOC showcases thousands of structured product prices across
asset classes in a manner that provides unparalleled transparency
and instructional support to the marketplace. Designed to highlight
the breadth of the Company's pricing capabilities and educate
consumers and producers alike, the platform is now available to
IFM's existing account holders. SPOC brings a new level of
insight to the structured products universe by breaking through the
complexity of elaborate hedging mechanisms, offering both
transparency and educational support. Features and benefits
include:
- Direct pricing access and direct connection to clients'
brokers.
- Real-time pricing indications on IFM's structured
products.
- Education on the Company's structured products via detailed
data, charts, graphs, etc.
- Mid-Market Mark for structured products, bringing transparency
to the forefront.
- Storage of customer pricing histories for reference against
future hedging activities.
Mark Maurer, Chief Executive
Officer at INTL FCStone Markets, LLC, commented on today's news,
"Among the most challenging aspects for those requiring risk
management solutions is determining the hedging strategy that best
aligns with a firm's unique risk exposure and strategic goals. SPOC
helps facilitate this by providing customized solutions that break
down risk levels, chart desired outcomes, and offer immediate
contact with INTL FCStone brokers and traders to review strategies
and implement hedging activities."
INTL FCStone Markets helps producers and end-users construct
their hedge programs using OTC Structured Products and OTC Vanilla
Options, which are more flexible than standard exchange-traded
contracts and can be tailored to meet each customer's specific
needs on a case-by-case basis. The IFM team analyzes
each client's entire risk profile, combined with their initial
hedging targets, in order to locate potential risks that the
customer may not have considered. The Company assists its
clients in building a comprehensive risk management strategy to
help reduce market exposure.
Mr. Maurer concluded, "As technology continues to evolve and
client needs change, INTL FCStone Markets is looking to redefine
high-touch, as well as how we interact with our customers using
technology in the structured products space. In addition to
the invaluable hedging strategies that we offer and the products
that we trade, our business is built upon a foundation of
added-value client service. SPOC reflects INTL FCStone's
commitment to our customers, as well as to promoting enhanced
transparency and education in the marketplace."
About INTL FCStone Inc.
INTL FCStone Inc., through its
subsidiaries, is a leading provider of execution, risk management
and advisory services, market intelligence, and clearing services
across asset classes and markets around the world.
Serving more than 20,000 customers in 130 countries on five
continents, the company provides products and services across five
market segments: commercial hedging, global payments, securities,
physical commodities, and clearing and execution services. Our
customers include the producers, processors and end users of
virtually every major traded commodity, as well as asset managers,
introducing broker-dealers, insurance companies, brokers,
institutional and retail investors, commercial and investment
banks, and governmental, non-governmental and charitable
organizations. A Fortune 500 company headquartered in New York City, the company is listed on the
Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "INTL".
Further information on INTL FCStone is available
at www.intlfcstone.com.
Media Contact
Jay A.
Morakis
M Group Strategic Communications (for INTL FCStone Markets,
LLC)
+1 212 266 0191
jmorakis@mgroupsc.com
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