Risk-averse banks, institutions and corporations in emerging markets who have been contemplating an entry into the derivatives arena and setting up their in-house derivatives operation to harness hedging and trading business in derivatives can now outsource their derivatives business to New Zealand-based WSD Global Markets, following the launch of its new offering from its India offices WSD INDIA, headquartered in South Mumbai.

WSD has commenced its Indian operations in Mumbai, India through a separate Indian incorporated company and plans to expand rapidly its reach & presence in India to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and other metros in the near future to meet the growing demands of corporate and financial institutions in India. WSD India will operate through an independent Indian incorporated company in its own offices mainly, but due to the tremendous demand in WSD's product offering many corporations and individuals are looking to become agents or franchisees of WSD India in being able to offer and distribute these derivative products.

Trading in derivatives specially FX and commodity derivatives can be a risky and capital intensive proposition that requires expert knowledge and skills for success. Putting in place the right processes and systems both for the front & back office, having an experienced team, call centres, etc. are critical success factors. Many medium and smaller sized banks and a number of non-banking financial institutions including corporations that have access to large client bases around the world are increasingly outsourcing these services to the experts, and any slight mistake or error can cause huge losses. To enable banks & institutions to rapidly launch these services with minimal investments & risks at the same time, providing a very high quality service to their clients, WSD INDIA, through its principle in NZ, WSD Global Markets, has launched a fully outsourced Derivatives Technology solution, for hedging and trading derivatives like crude oil, gold and FX and other such contracts, that sets out to provide a tailor-made package that runs in partnership between the two. This doesn't comprise the sovereignty of the companies in question, but simply links in the revenue streams for transparent share splits.

"Think of it as an extension of a Derivatives Division of the bank or institution that wants to outsource this function for trading and hedging in derivative contracts," explains Riaz Patel, Managing Director of WSD Global Markets.

"We provide a complete end to end solution starting from educating the institutions, their staff, and existing client base on these products, ensuring they start using these derivative products optimally, putting in place the front office and back office systems, and ensuring proper risk management processes are followed, and all of this can be done online using the institutions' current web and online presence.