Actant’s platform stands out in the trading world for its comprehensive support of major volatility models, coupled with an advanced proprietary scripting environment. This combination empowers traders with unparalleled customization capabilities, allowing them to tailor models precisely to their unique trading needs. The result? More accurate option pricing and refined risk management.

What sets Actant apart is its dynamic adaptability. Traders can swiftly alter their models and strategies to keep pace with the ever-evolving market landscape, securing a vital competitive advantage.

Key to Actant’s offering is the seamless integration of its Volatility tools with the scripting environment. This integration enables both manual adjustments of surfaces and sophisticated autofitting features. Traders not only have the freedom to create custom models but can also leverage a hands-off approach to volatility management when needed.

Actant’s versatility is a game-changer in trading operations. Whether seizing new market opportunities or recalibrating risk parameters in the face of market shifts, Actant’s broad spectrum of supported volatility models, enhanced by its powerful script customization, lays the foundation for trading success.

Navigating the intricate landscape of option trading demands swift and precise risk assessment. The challenge lies in rapidly assimilating vast amounts of data and envisaging every conceivable outcome. Actant Risk emerges as a crucial ally in this high-stakes environment, offering traders a robust and reliable tool for comprehensive risk analysis.

Actant Risk distinguishes itself by delivering real-time, accurate, and complete overviews of multidimensional risks. This tool is designed to cater to a wide range of needs — from tracking conventional derivative metrics as they unfold to enabling the identification and monitoring of bespoke custom metrics across various scenarios.

With Actant Risk, you’re equipped to stay ahead of the game. It’s not just about managing risk; it’s about mastering it. Whether your focus is on established risk parameters or exploring new, tailor-made metrics, Actant Risk provides the depth and flexibility required for nuanced risk analysis and decision-making in today’s fast-paced trading world.

At the core of Actant’s offering is a flexible scripting engine with a library of out-of-the-box, easily customize to your needs or write your own smart orders.

• Create algorithms tailored to your trading style without reliance on outside vendors and deploy immediately
• Use the full suite of exchange or broker smart orders directly or use in your smart orders
• Iceberg, contingent, layered, market joining or fully featured spread algos are available and easily customized by Actant users
• Launch smart orders from other smart orders
• Automate workflow

Trade the depth on screen or with smart orders with first class tools and libraries.

Actant provides risk managers and compliance officers the tools required:

• Pre-trade risk controls for manual trading, automation and market making with entitlement system and kill switch
• Risk simulation and real-time monitoring tools
• EU MIFID II, MIFIR and MAR tools for monitoring, audit trails and reporting
• US SEC 15c3-5 and CAT NMS tools and reporting 
• US CFTC audit trail

Actant provides extensive API support:

• Integrate external applications with Actant ACT API utilizing Google Protobuf as API technology allowing easy integration using any programming language 
• Excel plug-in 
• Send or receive drop copies via FIX
• Extend Actant core functionality and low latency integration tick-by-tick integrations using C++
• Build yourself or utilize Actant professional services