Automated Counterparty Classifier - Classifications and Risk Management Strategies
Broker (STP)
Flow that is recommended to be brokered. The only way to monetise is to apply markup and send to external LPs.
FastHedge
Flow that has a limited window where it is profitable, holding risk long term usually results in a negative PnL impact to the portfolio. Apply risk management rules that look to remove risk within a given timeframe, target shorter holding periods while the flow is still positively yielding to lock in PnL before the flow turns against the book.
Internalise via Compass
Counterparties that negatively impact a B-Book portfolio over a medium to longer holding period. Holding risk long term in an unmanaged risk book would result in a negative PnL impact to the portfolio however passing through to your LPs passes up on valuable PNL opportunities. Manage this kind of flow with less aggressive hedging rules that target slightly longer holding periods and optimal prices.
B-Book
Flow that is so non-informational it is worth B-Booking. In some cases riding the risk and letting counterparties close out their own positions can result in high volatility and risk positions. We would recommend bounding VaR at a higher risk tolerance to reduce PnL swings and allow PnL growth at a much more steady, consistent rate than a typical B-Book.
Sweeping / Dealing Not Full
High volumes of small but market impacting trades that rapidly decay causing large PnL losses at short holding periods, yield profiles show reversion as the market recovers. Avoid losses by applying protection techniques to detect sweeps and move the rate more quickly than a top of book aggregated feed would.
Large order
Counterparties who consistently send large market impacting trades. Hedging immediately or brokering these trades may result in the market moving against your own book. Tune hedging rules to work out of these orders more slowly to reduce risk without impacting the market
EAs / Coordinated Trading
Coordinated traders are less harmful individually but together can push the market whilst taking advantage of tight TOB rates. LR can add ~$10/M to counterparties targeting your TOB and risk management strategies can then be tuned to internalise and monetise this risk.