MAST by TradingHub is a SaaS-based trade surveillance solution designed for financial institutions to detect and prevent market abuse across all asset classes, including OTC markets. The platform uses advanced mathematical models to analyze trading behavior, model price correlations between instruments, and dynamically adapt to changing market conditions. MAST provides true cross-product abuse detection, severity-based risk alerts with USD values, and significantly reduces false positives compared to rules-based systems. Its auto-calibration functionality ensures that alert thresholds remain relevant even during periods of market instability, preventing overwhelming volumes of false alerts. The platform offers comprehensive coverage, including fixed income and correlated instruments, and supports granular reporting and bespoke analytics for compliance teams.

Key Features

True Cross-Product Abuse Detection Automatically identifies market abuse involving correlated instruments, not just single securities.

• Detects complex abuse scenarios, especially in fixed income and OTC markets
• Models behavior across multiple asset classes

Severity-Based Alerts Prioritises alerts by quantifying risk in USD value.

• Helps compliance teams focus on the most significant threats
• Enables risk-based investigation and resource allocation

Fewer False Positives Reduces noise by leveraging advanced models and auto-calibration.

• Minimizes unnecessary alerts during market instability
• Improves accuracy over rules-based systems

Dynamic Auto-Calibration Continuously adapts alert thresholds to current market conditions.

• Maintains relevant detection parameters
• Prevents alert overload during volatile periods

Comprehensive Asset Class Coverage Supports all asset classes, including OTC instruments.

• Eliminates need for multiple surveillance systems
• Ensures broad regulatory compliance

Granular Reporting and Analytics Provides detailed reporting and custom analytics.

• Enables bespoke scripts and in-depth investigations
• Supports regulatory and internal compliance needs

Benefits

Improved Detection of Market Abuse Enhances the ability to identify and address sophisticated abuse patterns.

• Captures cross-product and correlated instrument abuse
• Reduces risk of regulatory breaches

Operational Efficiency Streamlines compliance workflows and reduces manual review.

• Fewer false positives mean less time spent on irrelevant alerts
• Focuses resources on high-risk cases

Adaptability to Market Conditions Remains effective during periods of market volatility.

• Auto-calibration prevents alert fatigue
• Maintains high detection accuracy

Regulatory Confidence Supports comprehensive compliance with global regulations.

• Detailed audit trails and reporting
• Coverage for all major asset classes