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How we compare

A different layer.
With a clear purpose.

Your systems record the portfolio.
OneBook preserves the decision behind it.

Connect the thesis, exact portfolio state, proposal, risk, policy, approval and outcome in one versioned record. Keep clear ownership of the systems that already run your business.

What is missing
from your workflow?

The operational foundation

“We need to run
the book of record.”

If your priority is official accounting, custody, administration or an enterprise order-management replacement, evaluate those systems against that mandate first.

OneBook does not replace these responsibilities.

The connected decision record

“We have the systems.
We lose the context.”

If thesis changes, portfolio proposals, risk checks and approvals are spread across tools, OneBook brings the complete decision state together.

See a connected decision

Start with the job.
Then choose the platform.

This is a guide to system responsibilities, not a feature ranking of individual vendors. Product capabilities, integrations and deployment options vary by configuration and agreement.

Where OneBook sits in the investment stack
System or approachPrimary jobWhat to establish in your reviewOneBook’s role alongside it
PMS / IBOR / OMSPortfolio and operational records; order workflows according to the system’s scope.Which system owns positions, cash, orders and fills? How are discrepancies reconciled?Link the exact portfolio snapshot and proposal to thesis, risk, approval and outcome.
Risk & analyticsExposure, scenario, stress and model calculations.Which book, inputs and model versions produced the result? Can you reproduce it?Attach risk and policy evidence to the specific proposal and its review history.
Accounting / custody / administrationOfficial records and services within the provider’s agreed remit.Who is authoritative for valuation, settlement and official accounting?Reference operational evidence while preserving the decision rationale and ownership.
Research & data toolsSource information, investment analysis, documents and models.How do assumptions and evidence versions remain linked to portfolio decisions?Connect thesis state and supporting evidence to the proposed action and later review.
Spreadsheets & messagesFlexible analysis and team communication.Who owns the current version, exceptions, approvals and the review trail?Structure the material decision as a versioned object with explicit ownership.
Build in-houseA workflow implemented and maintained by your team.Who owns integrations, permissions, versioning, support and long-term maintenance?Provide a product foundation with integrations and workflow scope agreed for your team.

The complete state.
Kept together.

01

The investment case

Thesis versions, assumptions, evidence, catalysts and the conditions that would change the view.

02

The portfolio proposal

The exact book, current and target weights, proposed orders, cash impact and alternatives.

03

The controls

Proposal-linked risk, policy checks, model context, exceptions, approvals and named owners.

04

The outcome

Execution references, attribution and a review against the decision state that existed at the time.

Focused teams.
A defined investment workflow.

Best fit today

  • active public-market hedge funds
  • boutique asset managers
  • focused family offices
  • approximately one to five PMs
  • equities, ETFs and liquid public-market portfolios
  • an existing PMS, broker, custodian or administrator state
  • fragmented thesis, proposal, risk and approval workflows

Not the primary focus today for

  • high-frequency trading
  • full fund accounting and transfer agency
  • complex derivatives lifecycle management
  • private-equity waterfall accounting
  • full alternatives administration
  • global execution desks with thousands of users
  • immediate replacement of a broad enterprise OMS

OneBook starts where the systems of record stop: at the complete state of the investment decision.

See all product boundaries

05 / A useful evaluation

Bring one real decision.
Follow the evidence.

Evaluate the workflow using your team’s responsibilities, source systems and review requirements.

View scope & pricing
  1. Establish source authority.

    Identify the official book, the data sources and the system responsible for each record.

  2. Walk through a proposed change.

    Connect the thesis, portfolio snapshot, risk, policy checks and required approvals.

  3. Review the decision later.

    Inspect what can be reconstructed, which versions are preserved and who owns exceptions.

  4. Agree deployment and scope.

    Define users, books, integrations, controls and support. Review security and architecture documentation.

Let’s work through the fit

Your workflow.
A concrete comparison.

A private walkthrough around one real investment decision.

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