Clearing and Financing

Awards & Recognition

  • Most Innovative Investment Bank for Prime Brokerage
    The Banker, 2011
  • #2 Global Synthetic Provider
    Global Investor / International Securities Finance Synthetic Financing Survey, 2011
  • Global Custodian Prime Brokerage Survey
    2011
  • European Fund of Hedge Funds Award
    2010
  • Most Innovative Investment Bank for Prime Brokerage
    The Banker, 2010

Overview

Clearing and Financing Solutions are an integral part of the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Markets Execution Services product suite. For over 25 years we have offered services to a broad range of clients consisting of hedge funds, professional traders including market makers and proprietary trading firms, ECNs/AT Ss, research sales and trading firms, advisors, and investment banks. We are committed to servicing our clients’ equity, option, fixed income, and futures clearing needs and providing best in class financing, stock loan, FX, SWAP and prime brokerage products.

We have experience serving mature businesses and helping start-ups. We understand the unique needs of our clients and work to provide the solutions to help them grow. For hedge funds we offer a highly praised Capital Introductions team that hosts over 40 events annually on a global basis and provides services ranging from working with clients on their marketing documentation and presentation skills, to organizing one-on-one road shows with investors and investor/manager round tables.

Client Types

  • Banks

  • Broker Dealers

  • Hedge Funds

  • Investment Advisors

  • Mutual Funds

  • Pension Funds

  • Proprietary Trading Firms

  • ECN/ATSs

  • Designated Market Makers (DMM)

Execution Products

  • Algorithms

  • Smart Order Routing

  • Direct Market Access

  • Crossing

  • Portfolio Trading

  • Co-Location

  • Global Capabilities

Clearing and Financing Services

  • Financial Futures

  • Equities

  • Options

  • Fixed Income

  • ETFs

  • ADRs/GDRs

  • Custody Services

  • Stock Loan

  • Financing

  • Risk/Margin Analysis

  • Consolidated Position and Trade Reporting

  • Middle Office Support

  • Introduced Prime Brokerage

  • Vendor Support

Perspective

White Paper

UPDATED: Overview of the Form PF Service Provider Landscape

Completing a form PF filing can be a daunting task. As a result, a niche industry is rapidly emerging within the hedge fund services community to provide assistance. If you are in the market for a Form PF management solution please read BofAML's latest white paper "Overview of the Form PF Provider Landscape".

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White Paper

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hedge Fund Consulting: Overview of Registration, Form ADV, Form PF, and Key Implications

The SEC registration process may be complex and time consuming. And being an SEC registered firm brings with it a number of regulatory and filing requirements to be met by the manager on a recurring basis.

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Webinar

OTC Derivatives Webinar

To help you prepare for the new regulations and how they will impact our market, we are pleased to introduce a new webinar focusing on the new world of OTC derivatives clearing. This easy-to-access webinar provides a high-level overview of the changes to our markets, details specific areas of client interest and highlights our robust clearing capabilities and services.

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FTSE Global Markets Article

Prime Broking: BofA Merrill Lynch's Comeback Play

Sylvan Chackman, co-head of Global Markets Financing & Futures at BofA Merrill Lynch, explains how the bank has established a global, one-touch shop for its prime brokerage services that is ready to give top rated prime brokerage operations a run for their money.

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Surveys

Institutional Investors intend to increase allocations to hedge funds, according to survey conducted by BofA Merrill Lynch's Capital Introductions team

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill Lynch) Capital Introductions Group recently conducted an institutional investor survey in conjunction with the Alternative Investment Institute at Quinnipiac University and the Connecticut Hedge Fund Association.The purpose of the survey was to better understand the views of major institutional investors on a range of topics including allocation intentions, various asset class trends and alternative investments.

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