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| Markit provides trading participants in the physical and financial commodities market with the analysis, research, pricing data and valuation services they need to operate in these markets. |
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| Markit is a leading provider of data and pricing and services. Our data are used by financial institutions around the world to monitor risk, mark-to-market and develop accurate forecasting models. |
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Markit's data can be accessed by clients via multiple distribution channels including our Markit Desktop, internet and custom built feeds. We also provide intuitive online products that allow our clients to collaborate in real-time and enable the exchange of documentation in a secure environment.
Markit Desktop for Windows – Markit Desktop for Windows provides the essential tools for viewing, analysing and supporting your derivative trading decisions. Our Desktop combines the full scope of daily and real-time Markit price data with the leading broker and exchange data together with news on a fully customisable platform.
Markit Solutions – Our bespoke data feed solutions address the challenges associated with the integration, management and utilisation of market data, news, analytics and research. |
| Research/Economics |
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Our proprietary research products help you implement best practice and give you valuable insight into business conditions within the global financial industry.
Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) Series - Our monthly PMI reports provide you with timely and comprehensive economic updates on the steel and aluminium industries. Reports are available at global, regional and national levels. |
| Risk and Analytics |
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Our commodity risk simulation and instrument analytics have been designed specifically for the idiosyncrasies of the commodity markets. The analytics are fully integrated across asset classes and include pricing, market risk, Potential Future Exposure (PEE), Credit Value Adjustment (CVA), and VaR. In addition, a wide range of simple and complex sensitivities may be calculated using our proprietary Stress Definition Language (SDL).
The bespoke solutions embrace the technologically-advanced QuIC EngineTM which is designed to efficiently perform calculations using multiple-Central Processing Units, grids and clusters. Coupled with the fully-vectorised scripting language QuIC ScriptTM, our solutions continue to deliver world-class simulation performance. The architecture is complemented by an open infrastructure layer that allows an interface to client’s existing models and systems.
Our product coverage includes:
 | Crude oil and refined products |
| Coal and freight |
| Natural gas and power |
| Emissions |
| Precious and base metals |
| Agriculture & soft commodities |
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| Valuations |
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Markit’s innovative valuations services provide fair values for a range of liquid and illiquid securities, structured products and derivatives.
Markit Portfolio Valuations – Our independent, multi-contributor and validated, portfolio valuations service differentiates itself with its proprietary data set. The commodity service includes forwards and options on oil, gas, power, coal, freight, precious and base metals and emissions.
Markit Totem – Our monthly sell-side benchmarking service is used as the key independent check of trading book valuations by leading global banks, trading houses and other investment professionals. The commodity service provides forward and/or option prices for over 400 oil, gas, power, coal, freight, emissions, agricultural products and metals. We also provide valuations on a variety of exotic products (including cross-commodity correlations, commodity index options, variance swaps, spread options and swaptions). |
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