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We offer a range of options for custodians and prime brokers to manage their SSIs in ALERT, including automated entry and maintenance of SSIs into ALERT from their own repositories.

CONNECT DIRECTLY TO CUSTODIAN AND PRIME BROKER MANAGED SSIs

To further automate the SSI maintenance process, buy-side clients can connect their accounts directly to custodian or prime brokers golden source SSIs, alleviating the risk, data quality and timeliness challenges faced with manual SSI maintenance.

BENEFIT FROM ALERT ENRICHMENT WITH CTM®

For a streamlined workflow, investment managers who use DTCC’s central trade matching platform (CTM) can subscribe to ALERT enrichment to enable SSIs including PSET to be added to their allocations on trade date. ALERT’s smart enrichment eliminates the need to send ALERT keys into CTM on a trade-by-trade basis.

CUSTOMIZED INTEGRATIONS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS

There are many ways you can access ALERT and benefit from the operational efficiencies of SSI automation. DTCC can maintain SSIs on your behalf and provide timely transmission of updates to broker/dealers through our managed services team.

Buy-side clients can also use the ALERT API to retrieve their own and their broker/dealers’ SSIs in real-time, as well as obtain lists of available market, security and depository combinations.

KEY BENEFITS OF ALERT INCLUDE:

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Central creation and editing of SSIs

Automated notification of SSI creation and editing

Automated trade enrichment via ALERT®

Real-time data validation and data authentication

Compliance with industry standards and market-specific rules

Broker/dealer permission options for controlled SSI retrieval

Free bulk upload of SSIs by DTCC

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