PackHedge™

PackHedge™

FinLab Solutions SA
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About

Deriscope is a locally installed Excel Add-In used for financial derivatives valuation purposes. It comes with an integrated user-friendly wizard that allows the user to create various important structures, such as yield and volatility curves and use them to price financial instruments such as options, bonds, interest rate swaps, swaptions, caps, floors, credit default swaps, inflation swaps, basket options etc. A large part of its analytics is carried out by well regarded open source financial libraries, such as QuantLib. Apart from the price and risk of the referenced instruments, Deriscope's output includes detailed cash flows and several quantities of interest and is accurate to within a fraction of a basis point. All daycount, calendar and other conventions are accounted for. Portfolios consisting of several thousands of single instruments can be effortlessly processed.

About

PackHedge™ is the world’s most advanced investment industry solution for Alternative/Hedge funds, Private Equity funds, Traditional/Mutual funds and many other investment instruments (UCITS, ETF, Equities, Real Estate, Forwards, Currencies, etc.) empowering quantitative and qualitative research and analysis, risk analysis, stress testing, scenario analysis, exposure analysis, contribution and attribution analysis, asset allocation, portfolio construction and management, shadow accounting for portfolios, managed accounts and funds of funds, with liquidity and cash flow forecasting/analysis, due diligence, document management, workflow, CRM (client relationship management), compliance, KYC and financial innovation. A series of state of the art modular software tools in a single fully integrated platform, providing an unmatched data management model for multi-source, multi-currency, multi-frequency and multi-lingual qualitative and quantitative data.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Primarily front office traders working in the banking and fund industry, but also model validators and consultants.

Audience

Family Offices, Wealth Managers, Investment Managers, Chief Investment Officers, Private & Institutional Banks, Endowment & Sovereign Funds, Pension & Insurance Funds, Funds of Funds, Managed Accounts & Fund Managers.

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$300/month/user
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$5,000 per year
PackHedge™ is a modular solution allowing customers the flexibility to choose the modules they need. Both Fixed and Floating (concurrent user) licences are offered.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • - transparency of model parameters - selection of several model types - user-friendly interface - excel feature allows flexibility for market data inputs - can price several products
  • The add-in is really detailed and well designed so that it can be easily adapted for purposed large and small. My use case was very specific and likely not very common with typical users but between the add-in's functionality and the excellent support from the developer I was able to achieve the functionality I needed very easily and quickly.
  • Flexible and easy to use, spot on pricing, direct line with Ioannis to fix problems and developing new features.
  • Deriscope provides a suite of Excel-based derivatives pricing and analysis tools - after trialing and researching various products in the market (Bloomberg MARS, FINCAD, Murex to name a few) it became clear that Deriscope provided the greatest degree of customisability and therefore insight. Another advantage over competitors is the vast range of products and functions that are available. It avoids being a black-box pricing system unlike rival products and it is possible (if one wants and if one is brave!) to delve deep into the fundamentals of how the software works. Its user-friendly, object oriented nature makes it an excellent Excel-embedded solution that I would highly recommend. I would specifically recommend the premium version that makes available custom solutions and consulting - Ioannis has been extremely helpful in implementing new, more niche features.

Cons

  • None.
  • I do not really have anything negative to say about the product. Maybe the only thing would be that there is a bit of a learning curve at first use of the product but one you adapt it and become more familiar it is much easier to use. Also, some of the learning curve comes from the fact that the functionality is very robust and flexible.
  • At times it can be hard to run on a live / auto-refresh excel sheet.
  • There are very few negative points that I have encountered in my time using Deriscope - perhaps due to its far more involved and customisable nature, it will take slightly longer to onboard than, for example, Bloomberg MARS.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • We have been very happy users for many years using the PackHedge tool to select the funds appropriate for our portfolios with defined risk targets. The portfolio accounting covers every requirement and we have customized internal and client reports in accordance with our needs. We like the stress testing, scenario analysis and other research tools. We also use it as an effective marketing tool.
  • Powerful software which can be used for a broad range of multi-asset portfolio management, fund database, transaction reconciliation, shadow accounting and investment analysis. It's functional off-the-shelf and doesn't require complex implementations, but also has extensive customizations, query and reporting options which enable to model any asset, combine and extract data on an individual or consolidated basis and create all kinds of portfolios and trading simulations. The software can integrate with different fund databases and data sources, and it can be used locally with audit trail and user rights.
  • Very easy to customize to our needs with custom fields, custom time series, custom windows, custom instruments, custom categories, custom reports, etc. The data management functionalities are way ahead of other solutions. The portfolio management and shadow accounting functionalities for mixed assets, together with the workflow tools, the rules & alarms, the contribution analysis by segment, the risk analytics, the stress testing, the due diligence and the powerful reporting, cover all our needs and more.

Cons

  • It provides a lot of in depth functionalities and requires time to make the best use of this tool. However, the training and client support help enormously!
  • The most advanced reporting features require designing reports in Jasper. Modelling derivatives and mortgages can be complex.
  • With such a rich range of functionalities, it does require time to learn how to make the best use of PackHedge™.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

Deriscope
Founded: 2018
Germany
deriscope.com

Company Information

FinLab Solutions SA
Founded: 1999
Switzerland
www.finlab.com

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Categories

Categories

Financial Reporting Features

"What If" Scenarios Supported
Audit Trail Supported
Balance Sheet Supported
Cash Management Supported
Consolidation / Roll-Up Supported
Forecasting Supported
General Ledger Supported
Income Statements Supported
Multi-Company Supported
Multi-Department / Project Supported
Profit / Loss Statement Supported

Financial Risk Management Features

Compliance Management Supported
Credit Risk Management Supported
For Hedge Funds Supported
Liquidity Analysis Supported
Loan Portfolio Management Supported
Market Risk Management Supported
Operational Risk Management Supported
Portfolio Management Supported
Portfolio Modeling Supported
Risk Analytics Benchmarks Supported
Stress Tests Supported
Value At Risk Calculation Supported

Fund Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Not Supported
Accounts Receivable Not Supported
Activity Tracking Supported
Asset Management Supported
Bank Reconciliation Supported
Budgeting & Forecasting Supported
Compliance Management Supported
Donor Management Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Partnership Accounting Not Supported
Purchasing & Receiving Not Supported

Hedge Fund Features

Compliance Management Supported
Contact Management Supported
Investor Accounting Supported
Investor Reporting Supported
P&L Calculation Supported
Partnership Accounting Not Supported
Performance Analysis Supported
Portfolio Analysis Supported
Portfolio Management Supported

Investment Management Features

Accounting Management Supported
Benchmarking Supported
Bonds / Stocks Supported
Client Management Supported
Commodities Supported
Compliance Reporting Supported
Data Import / Export Supported
For Investment Advisors Supported
For Investors & Traders Supported
Fund Management Supported
Modeling & Simulation Supported
Payroll & Commissions Not Supported
Performance Metrics Supported
Portfolio Management Supported
Risk Management Supported

Stock Portfolio Management Features

Billing & Invoicing Not Supported
Client Management Supported
Data Warehousing Supported
For Investment Advisors Supported
For Traders Supported
Order Management Supported
Portfolio Accounting Supported
Portfolio Rebalancing Supported
Risk Management Supported
Tax Management Not Supported
Technical Analysis Supported
Wash Sale Detection Not Supported

Integrations

Bloomberg Not Supported
Microsoft Excel Supported
Quandl Not Supported
Yahoo Finance Not Supported

Integrations

Bloomberg Supported
Microsoft Excel Not Supported
Quandl Supported
Yahoo Finance Supported
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