Alongside the strength and flexibility of the underlying technology, the full power of LexiFi Apropos is exploited through its ability to communicate with external systems.
LexiFi Apropos controls the data entering and exiting the system through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), which allows for several levels of communication. Reporting and pricing APIs are notable examples benefiting the middle and back-office systems of our clients. These types of APIs remove the traditional manual steps associated with data checks and endless emails. The standardization of communication between business lines dramatically increases efficiency by simultaneously speeding up information processing and reducing operational risk.
LexiFi features and services are available through well-documented APIs. Below we have listed available options to connect LexiFi Apropos to other systems. We also offer custom development services to link the solution to your in-house systems. Users can in fact, create or request any API to extract or edit information thanks to LexiFi’s scripting language.
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It is easy for the software to synchronize the system’s reference data with external systems. LexiFi Apropos offers an out-of-the-box link with the APIs of many market data providers (such as Bloomberg, Eikon, etc…). APIs to market data providers require no special configuration and connect directly upon installation.
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Without any further adjustments, an automatic import-export of product and trade data is possible with standard formats (*.txt, *.csv, *.xls, *.xml, *JSON) . The wide variety of “flat” formats that LexiFi recognzes expands the range of external systems that it can connect with.
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We are working with tier-one organizations to build standard XML exports that can be exchanged between our different stakeholders (such as clients or issuers). Our ambitious goal is to streamline operations from product design in the investment bank to report generation for clients of buy-side institutions.
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Web APIs: third-party systems can query LexiFi solution’s functionalities through web APIs. The configuration is easy and intuitive thanks to a documented list of available features’ APIs. LexiFi Apropos features can be “called” to feed other user systems by sending HTTPS requests and getting the data from LexiFi Apropos server. These requests could be made through reports or PDF documents for instance. Users can request the execution of the main software’s operations and analytics. Examples of features with readily available APIs include:
- Contract booking: sending contract information through the API for LexiFi Apropos to book the contract in the desired system
- Lifecycle Management: retrieving events schedules and other lifecycle event information from a contract query
- Documents Generation: requesting the generation of documents such as the Termsheet or Summary of Terms
- Pricing and quantitative analysis: requesting LexiFi Apropos to return pricing and analyses
- Grid Reporting: sending data in the specified format to obtain reports defined in LexiFi Apropos Grid Reporting feature
- Solver: determining the value of specified contract parameters in order to obtain a target contract price
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For a full LexiFi Apropos experience on the web: LexiFi Apropos can be accessed through any standard modern web browser, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc. The software’s features can be provided as a webserver, from complex pages like instrument parameters and interactive graphical contract simulations to non-trivial quantitative results and charts. Users can opt for LexiFi web Application, or feed their own web applications. More about LexiFi web in this dedicated page.
Figure: LexiFi Apropos can also be accessed through a web browser