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The DirectFN ETF Market Making Solution supports the key participants in the ETF lifecycle, including fund managers, market makers, and custodians.
It enables fund managers to maintain ETF composition, AUM, iNAV, and end-of-day NAV; helps market makers manage ETF inventory through unit creation and redemption; and supports custodians in handling share transfers and settlement of the underlying securities.
1. Fund managers manage ETF composition, NAVs, iNAV, and AUM.
2. Market makers create and redeem ETF units while maintaining liquidity inventory.
3. Custodians manage share transfers and settlement of underlying securities.
4. All stakeholders benefit from connected workflows across OMS, AMS, and ETF operations.


DirectFN ETF Market Making Solution streamlines ETF definition, basket composition, iNAV and NAV calculation, unit creation and redemption, market maker workflows, and custodian integration through one connected platform.
Define ETFs with underlying securities, weightings, basket composition, cash components, and bonus shares to support accurate unit creation and redemption.
Enable asset management companies to register, submit onboarding requests, complete due diligence, and access dedicated portals once approved.
Generate real-time iNAV during market hours, calculate end-of-day NAV, support ad-hoc calculations, and manage multiple ETFs with AMC-level restrictions.
Support market maker requests for unit creation and redemption through an integrated workflow involving market maker submission, fund manager approval, and custodian execution.
Integrate with DirectFN OMS to help market makers view holdings in real time, generate unit requests, and place market orders for missing underlying securities.
Enable custodians to manage ETF basket share transfers between fund managers and market makers, with updated holdings communicated back for reconciliation.

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