Client: U.S. based Tier-1 investment management firm

Industry: Financial services, investment operations

Focus: Data automation, options trading system, Excel audit generation

Technologies: Azure Cloud, .NET, Angular, Elasticsearch, Power BI, Excel Automation, VBA

Collaboration since:  2016

Our Solution: A Powerful, Purpose-Built Platform for Option Management

Tech Path Advisors took over the project at a critical turning point — transforming partial prototypes into a fully operational enterprise-grade application. Working in agile iterations with structured delivery checkpoints, we drove consistent progress while staying on time and within budget.

This approach gave the client space to focus on portfolio management, while we independently handled the full development process.

Delivered capabilities included:

• End-to-end trade processing with integrated role management
• Auto-generated Excel audit files for internal and compliance reporting
• Smart workflows for filtering, validation, and error detection
• Custom alerts for investment risks and opportunities
• One-click data evaluation to support daily decision-making

The platform was designed for long-term maintainability — modular, vendor-independent, and flexible enough to accommodate future growth.

The Results: Automation That Enables Scale

Before implementing the platform, expanding the firm’s options trading program would have required increasing staffing levels — threatening both scalability and operating margins. Manual processes, especially those involving Excel, limited efficiency and introduced risk.

Our custom-built solution reversed that trend. By automating trade allocation, validation, reporting, and exception handling, we enabled the investment team to focus on high-value activities instead of routine data work.

Key outcomes:

• Operational capacity expanded without additional headcount

• Manual effort around data entry, reporting, and reconciliation was significantly reduced

• Investment professionals gained a single, intuitive tool to manage complex workflows

• Faster and more confident decision-making supported by real-time alerts and reporting

• A scalable and sustainable foundation was established for continued program growth

The application became an integral part of day-to-day operations — supporting thousands of option positions across hundreds of accounts, while maintaining flexibility and long-term maintainability.

Business Impact

The custom-built platform significantly improved operational efficiency in options trading program. By replacing manual Excel workflows with automation, the firm:

• Reduced the need for additional headcount to support growing trade volumes

• Maintained scalability and operating margins despite increasing complexity

• Gained a user-friendly, role-based tool that supports investment professionals without technical overhead

• Enabled faster and more informed investment decisions through automated reporting and alerts

• Built a sustainable system that supports daily operations across multiple custodians and trading platforms

As a result, the firm has been able to grow its options program without sacrificing performance or profitability.