SD’s independent pricing methodology brings transparency and trust to OTC derivatives 
 
Why?

• SD provides real-time, market-accurate pricing for derivatives through a proven methodology for pre-trade price discovery and post-trade strategy monitoring, from front to middle office
  
  
• High-quality data is cleansed and run through the pricing model’s real-time feed, taking into account dynamic bid and ask prices to truly reflect liquidity in the marketplace
  
  
• All real-time data is also recorded and used for historical purposes – either for revaluation of derivatives portfolios or to enable retroactive historical pricing on SD’s solutions
  
  
• Buy- and sell-side trading professionals benefit daily from SD’s unique combination of unbiased, aggregated market data and sophisticated modeling techniques
  
  
• SD is unique as the only derivatives pricing service of its kind available openly for customer testing and validation: users have free trial access to test and validate the outputs of SD’s data
  
  
• Award winning mark-to-market data provides independent volatility surfaces, correlation data and yield curves for options in a wide variety of products and expirations traded on both OTC and exchange markets

Customer benefits

• Users have the most trusted, efficient service in the market
  
  
• SD’s independent pricing helps institutions manage risk, generate revenue opportunities and manage multi- and single-asset derivatives portfolios, all adding to greater transparency in their derivatives business
  
  
• A trusted, independent, third-party view enables institutions to fulfil necessary audit and compliance criteria
  
  
• Compare a bank’s quote with the fair market value of any derivative structure
  
  
• Accurate valuation of entire derivatives portfolios enables institutions to gain an true view of their P&L