Automating the margin call process

Margin Manager

Seamless connectivity

Bringing margin transparency to a global community

Margin Manager is the industry standard messaging application, covering a broad range of asset classes and workflows. It enables pledge and receive margin messaging, fast dispute resolution, full audit trail, as well as integration to other AcadiaPlus applications, internal and vendor collateral management systems.

Automating the margin call process

Margin Manager

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Seamless connectivity

Bringing margin transparency to a global community

Margin Manager is the industry standard messaging application, covering a broad range of asset classes and workflows. It enables pledge and receive margin messaging, fast dispute resolution, full audit trail, as well as integration to other AcadiaPlus applications, internal and vendor collateral management systems.

Margin Manager enables real-time transparency into every margin call status and dispute reason. Used by the majority of firms that exchange margin, Acadia works with the industry via its working groups to continually improve and expand its usability.

We work closely with our clients to help reduce manual intervention, enabling a focus on exceptions. By leveraging the Relay program, firms can work towards having full counterparty coverage on Margin Manager.

Margin Manager covers a range of agreement types including OTC Bilateral, OTC-Cleared, Exchange Traded Derivatives, Repo, MSFTA, Securities Lending & Borrowing. It is the industry standard for margin call management used by a global network of firms.

Watch your efficiency and operational alpha soar

Combine Margin Manager with our Data Exploration and Analytics platform to understand your own operational performance in much more detail and compared to a group of your industry peers on a blind basis. 

Unleash the power of automation

Margin Manager is the industry standard messaging application, covering a broad range of asset classes and workflows. It enables pledge and receive margin messaging, fast dispute resolution, full audit trail, as well as integration to other AcadiaPlus applications, internal and vendor collateral management systems.

Proud winners of FTF Awards Best Compliance Solution 2022 & 2023 & 2024

Enjoy a fully automated margin call workflow

Standardize electronic communication across all collateralized margin agreements

Access the global sell-side and buy-side community

Over 1,600 firms from the global community on the network

Manage all legal agreements via Agreement Manager

Leverage golden source representation of agreement data, eliminating inconsistencies and misrepresentation

Partner access

Enjoy seamless margin call workflow via integration with AcadiaPlus applications and the majority of collateral management vendors.

Margin Manager enables real-time transparency into every margin call status and dispute reason. Used by the majority of firms that exchange margin, Acadia works with the industry via its working groups to continually improve and expand its usability.

We work closely with our clients to help reduce manual intervention, enabling a focus on exceptions. By leveraging the Relay program, firms can work towards having full counterparty coverage on Margin Manager.

Margin Manager covers a range of agreement types including OTC Bilateral, OTC-Cleared, Exchange Traded Derivatives, Repo, MSFTA, Securities Lending & Borrowing. It is the industry standard for margin call management used by a global network of firms.

Watch your efficiency and operational alpha soar

Combine Margin Manager with our Data Exploration and Analytics platform to understand your own operational performance in much more detail and compared to a group of your industry peers on a blind basis. 

2300+

Community of users

21 M

Margin messages per year

400,000

Margin agreements

45%

Increase in Repo volume
KEY BENEFITS

Eliminate emails and reduce operational risk

Enjoy a fully automated margin call workflow

Standardize electronic communication across all collateralized margin agreements

Access the global sell-side and buy-side community

Over 1,600 firms from the global community on the network

Manage all legal agreements via Agreement Manager

Leverage golden source representation of agreement data, eliminating inconsistencies and misrepresentation

Partner access

Enjoy seamless margin call workflow via integration with AcadiaPlus applications and the majority of collateral management vendors.

Collateral settlement messaging

Direct access to DTCC's Margin Transit Utility, BNY Margin Connect and other tri-party agents

Supported Workflows

Cleared Instruments

The Central Clearing solution automates the processing of margin calls and collateral movements for cleared instruments – both OTC derivatives and Exchange Traded Derivatives (futures & listed options).

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Payments Manager

Leveraging Margin Manager connectivity, Payments Manager enables bilateral confirmation of derivatives trades and securities payments.

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Substitutions

By leveraging Acadia’s Substitutions workflow, available via Margin Manager, your firm can settle substitutions in a standardized format and avoid often lengthy, complicated manual dispute resolution processes.

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KEY BENEFITS

Eliminate emails and reduce operational risk

1.

Enjoy a fully automated margin call workflow

Standardize electronic communication across all collateralized margin agreements

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2.

Access the global sell-side and buy-side community

Over 1,600 firms from the global community on the network

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3.

Manage all legal agreements via Agreement Manager

Leverage golden source representation of agreement data, eliminating inconsistencies and misrepresentation

View Factsheet >

4.

Partner access

Enjoy seamless margin call workflow via integration with AcadiaPlus applications and the majority of collateral management vendors.

View Factsheet >

5.

Collateral settlement messaging

Direct access to DTCC's Margin Transit Utility, BNY Margin Connect and other tri-party agents

6.

Direct access to DTCC's Margin Transit Utility, BNY Margin Connect and other tri-party agents

Supported Workflows

Cleared Instruments

The Central Clearing solution automates the processing of margin calls and collateral movements for cleared instruments – both OTC derivatives and Exchange Traded Derivatives (futures & listed options).

View Factsheet >

Payments Manager

Leveraging Margin Manager connectivity, Payments Manager enables bilateral confirmation of derivatives trades and securities payments.

View Factsheet >

Substitutions

By leveraging Acadia’s Substitutions workflow, available via Margin Manager, your firm can settle substitutions in a standardized format and avoid often lengthy, complicated manual dispute resolution processes.

View Factsheet >

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