What Clarus Financial Technology does

Clarus Financial Technology is a London-headquartered SaaS provider of analytics, data, and research for global derivatives markets. Founded in 2012/2013, the firm specializes in a post-regulatory-reform world, building products on top of trade-level data sourced from Swap Data Repositories (DTCC, Bloomberg), Swap Execution Facilities, Clearing Houses (LCH, CME, ASX, EUREX), and CPMI-IOSCO quantitative disclosures. Its portfolio comprises data products (SDRView, CCPView, SEFView, SBSDRView, GSIBView, RFR Adoption Indicator), a CHARM analytics platform for margin, risk, capital and XVA calculations, and a Microservices cloud API for SIMM, FRTB, SA-CCR and related workflows.

The platform is cloud-native, hosted on AWS, and delivered through browser-based web apps and REST APIs with SDK support for Python, R, Julia, C#, Java, Perl and Node.js. Underlying technology includes built-in connectivity to SDRs, SEFs and CCPs, high-volume processing, and a normalization layer that converts heterogeneous regulatory disclosures into standardized, instrument-level datasets. Clarus operates as an ION Group company and maintains engineering and research presence in London, Belfast, Singapore, and Sydney.

The business model is recurring subscription-based with monthly billing and no upfront license fees, distributed through self-serve web portals, an API-first developer motion with a Microservices free trial, and an enterprise field sales motion targeting swap dealers, clearing members, buy-side firms, and corporate end-user hedgers. Revenue is complemented by a content-led demand generation engine: 1,400+ blog posts since 2012/2013, a weekly newsletter, a Markets Conversation podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and significant earned media in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Reuters and the BBC. Leadership comprises Amir Khwaja as CEO and Gary Kennedy as Founder and COO.

Name

Clarus Financial Technology

Legal name

Clarus Financial Technology Ltd.

Website

https://clarusft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Derivatives Analytics Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Pricing & Valuation Services (Fixed Income, OTC, Derivatives) (FSAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Derivatives analytics
• Swap data aggregation
• Margin risk analytics
• Cleared derivatives data
• Derivatives market data

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Data Product Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to Clarus's proprietary View data products (SDRView, CCPView, SEFView, SBSDRView, GSIBView), providing normalised, enhanced and aggregated derivatives data from Swap Data Repositories, SEFs and Clearing Houses. Offered at multiple tiers including Professional and Researcher editions, billed monthly via subscription.
2. CHARM Analytics Platform Subscription: Browser-based margin, risk and capital analytics for derivatives, accessible via web apps on AWS Cloud. Sold via monthly subscription with no upfront license fees, targeting clearing members, swap dealers, and clients.
3. Microservices API / PaaS: Cloud-based microservices for SIMM, margin, XVA, FRTB, risk, hedge, P&L and compliance calculations, accessible via REST API. Easy to trial (browser sandbox), purchase and start using. Monthly subscription model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clarus Financial Technology provides SaaS analytics, data, and research for derivatives markets. It sells normalized, enhanced, and aggregated swap and derivatives data products (SDRView, CCPView, SEFView, SBSDRView, GSIBView), the CHARM browser-based margin, risk and capital analytics platform, and a Microservices API platform for SIMM, margin, XVA, FRTB, risk, hedge, P&L and compliance calculations.

Product overview

Clarus Financial Technology offers a comprehensive analytics, data, and research platform for derivatives markets in a post regulatory reform world. The product portfolio centers on three core pillars: Data products (CCPView, SDRView, SEFView, SBSDRView, and RFR Adoption Indicator), CHARM for margin/risk/capital analytics, and Microservices for programmatic API access. The Data products normalize and aggregate swap and derivatives data from Swap Data Repositories, Swap Execution Facilities, and Clearing Houses. CHARM provides analytics for margin calculation, scenario analysis, hedging, and capital calculations across LCH, CME, ASX, EUREX, and SIMM methodologies. Microservices delivers these capabilities via cloud-based APIs supporting multiple programming languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCPView: Global cleared derivatives volumes and open interest data product with CCP quantitative disclosures.
• SDRView
• SEFView
• SBSDRView
• CHARM
• Microservices
• RFR Adoption Indicator

Products and services

• SDRView Swap Data Repository data product aggregating and normalizing trade-level OTC derivatives data from DTCC and Bloomberg SDRs, covering Rates, Credit and FX trades with real-time intraday views, historical data, filtering by product and currency, accessible via web GUI and REST API.
• SEFView Swap Execution Facility volumes data product providing SEF-executed activity at instrument level per CFTC Part 16 regulations, with drilldown by asset class, product, currency, security, currency pair, tenor, and delineation between block and non-block trades. Covers full history from SEF inception October 2, 2013.
• CCPView Global cleared derivatives volumes and open interest data aggregated from CCP quantitative disclosures (CPMI-IOSCO QD data from September 2015 onward), filterable by CCP, asset class, product, and currency. Provides global cleared derivatives aggregate volume and open interest views.
• SBSDRView Securities-based swap transactions data product for US Persons per SEC regulations, covering credit derivatives on single-names (CDS, TRS) and equity derivatives on single stocks (CFD, TRS) with execution details via web GUI or Python API.
• GSIBView Data product covering GSIB (Global Systemically Important Bank) metrics and derivatives activity relevant to GSIB surcharge calculations.
• CHARM Browser-based margin, risk and capital analytics platform for derivatives, supporting Initial Margin (IM) calculation, What-If analysis, IM optimization, CCP switch optimization, attribution, XVA, FRTB (SA and IMA), SA-CCR, and client clearing monitoring across LCH, CME, ASX, EUREX, and ISDA SIMM.
• Microservices Cloud-based microservices API platform (PaaS) delivering independent transparent valuations using public or private data, supporting SIMM, Margin, XVA, FRTB, Risk, Hedge, P&L, and Compliance calculations via Web API and AWS Cloud. Supports Python, Perl, Node.js, R, Julia, C#, and Java. Browser sandbox available for quick trial.
• RFR Adoption Indicator Tool for tracking Risk-Free Rate (RFR) adoption progress across major currency rates derivatives, including exchange-traded derivatives and cleared rates swaps transition status.

Quantifiable outcome

• Q1 2026 cleared core rates swap volumes reached US$321 trillion — up 43% YoY (data sourced via CCPView)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clarusft
• Facebookfacebook.com/clarus.financial.technology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarus-financial-technology

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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