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Prime brokerage: execution, financing and custody without five vendors
Execution, margin, securities lending, custody and clearing on one platform, so you can serve hedge funds, asset managers and corporates with leverage, financing and a single consolidated view.
In short
ZagTrader lets banks and brokers launch prime services without assembling five vendors: multi-asset execution, margin and leverage, securities lending, and custody and clearing run on one platform. Hedge funds, asset managers and corporates get leverage and financing, and your desk gets one consolidated view of positions, exposure, financing and P&L across every client.
- On one platform
- Execution, margin, lending, custody and clearing
- Clients served
- Hedge funds, asset managers and corporates
- Reporting
- One view across every client and asset class
What heads of prime services ask first
What clients get, and what your desk has to run.
Multi-asset execution
Equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives and digital assets through one OMS/EMS, with smart routing and algorithms.
See trading and executionMargin and leverage
Funded, utilisation-based and hybrid facilities with real-time margin, collateral and automated liquidation.
See margin financingBorrow for short selling
An integrated lending engine, as principal or agent, with real-time availability.
See securities lendingCustody and clearing
Omnibus and segregated safekeeping, multi-custodian routing and DVP settlement.
See custody and back officeInstitutional account structures
Omnibus and sub-accounts with authorised persons, counterparty whitelists and per-office limits.
See foreign investor accessOne consolidated view
Positions, exposure, financing and P&L for every client and asset class, with statement and regulatory output.
See reporting and RegTechRelated guides
Who it's for
- Prime brokers & investment banks
- Banks launching prime services
- Brokers serving institutional clients
- Desks financing hedge funds & asset managers
What it solves
- Execution, financing, and custody in separate systems
- No unified view of client leverage and exposure
- Manual securities-lending and margin operations
- Slow onboarding of institutional account structures
Key capabilities
Everything prime services need, integrated
Frequently asked questions
What does prime brokerage on ZagTrader include?
Multi-asset execution, margin and leverage, securities lending for short selling, custody and clearing, omnibus account structures and consolidated reporting, all on one platform instead of five vendors.
Is prime brokerage a separate system?
No. It composes the same engines that run the rest of the platform: execution, margin, securities lending and custody and back office. Your clients get institutional capability and you run one system.
Which account structures are supported for institutional clients?
Omnibus and sub-account structures with authorised persons, counterparty whitelists and per-office trading limits, plus omnibus and segregated custody with multi-custodian routing and DVP settlement.
Can our clients short sell?
Yes. The integrated securities lending engine provides borrow for short selling, as principal or agency, with real-time availability, and lets you earn on inventory.
One platform behind your prime desk
Prime brokerage on ZagTrader composes the same engines that power the rest of the platform: execution, margin, securities lending, and custody & back office, so your clients get institutional capability and you get one system to run.
100+ institutions run on ZagTrader technology, with $500B+ in client assets on the platform
Institutions that run on ZagTrader technology
