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Gold-i, a global provider of FX and crypto trading technology, has added new risk management functionality to its Visual Edge solution, aimed at helping regulated brokers quantify risk exposure and assess potential losses under a range of market conditions.
The update introduces advanced portfolio analytics, including historical Value at Risk (VaR), Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR), Monte Carlo planning simulations, stress testing and Negative Balance Protection (NBP) analysis. The features are designed to give brokers access to real-time exposure data to support risk decision-making.
The historical VaR and CVaR analysis calculates portfolio-level risk using configurable lookback periods and confidence levels, allowing institutions to assess potential losses across multiple historical windows.
The stress testing functionality enables firms to model the impact of significant market events on portfolios and client accounts, drawing on both historical and user-defined scenarios. This allows risk managers to evaluate how extreme price movements could affect exposures, profitability and capital requirements.
The Negative Balance Protection analytics component gives firms visibility into potential exposure arising from client accounts entering negative equity. Metrics include the number of clients projected to have negative balances, total negative balance exposure, and the number of clients falling below predefined equity thresholds, intended to help firms identify concentrations of risk.
Tom Higgins, CEO, Gold-i
Tom Higgins, CEO, Gold-i said:
"As market volatility continues to increase, brokers face growing pressure to understand not only their current exposure but also how extreme market events could impact client accounts and broker capital. Our new Visual Edge risk features help with scenario planning, providing a comprehensive framework for measuring portfolio risk across individual clients, client groups and business-wide portfolios."
Tom Higgins, CEO, Gold-i also said:
"Brokers need timely, accurate and actionable risk analytics to protect their business and their clients. By combining VaR, CVaR, stress testing and Negative Balance Protection analytics within our existing risk management tool, we are providing clients with a comprehensive view of both client risk and broker exposure, including the ability to identify vulnerabilities before they become real-world problems."
Visual Edge integrates with MT4/MT5, DXtrade and other trading platforms, providing brokers with visibility into clients' trading performance. The platform includes visual analysis capabilities and a scalper detection feature, alongside real-time oversight of exposure and profit and loss, which the company says supports decisions on which clients to A-Book and which to B-Book.
The platform is designed to show which clients are generating profits and which are generating losses, and allows brokers to identify whether these patterns are linked to specific trade types or client groups, and how consistent such trends are over time.
Visual Edge processes market and portfolio data into risk metrics intended for use by risk management teams, dealing desks, compliance functions, senior management and board-level reporting, and the company states these can support regulated entities in meeting regulatory requirements. The platform supports thousands of accounts while delivering risk calculations for operational monitoring and management reporting.
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