TIPS, Inc., is at the forefront in the development of fixed income calculations software for the financial services industry and is considered to be the industry leader in fixed income analytics. TIPS, Inc., was founded in 1986 by Jan Mayle, author of the “Standard Securities Calculation Methods” books published by the Securities Industry Association (SIA). After years of working as a consultant to the financial services industry, Mr. Mayle saw a need to integrate existing standards -- which he developed in conjunction with the SIA -- with the industry’s growing use of software.

Designed to help the securities industry standardize the valuation and analysis of fixed income securities, the company’s primary product is the “Standard Securities Calculations Software Library.” The software library provides calculation routines for valuation and analysis of domestic, foreign developed and emerging market fixed income securities to developers of in-house and commercial systems.

Delivering on TIPS’ mission to facilitate standards within the financial services industry, the library’s hardware and language independence assures users of consistent results. It can be used on most industry-standard computers -- from mainframes and minis to workstations and personal computers -- and can be used with most common programming languages -- including C, C#, Java, Perl, COBOL, FORTRAN, RPG, PL/SQL, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic and others.

In addition to developing the software library, TIPS, Inc., offers educational courses, consulting and benchmark data. TIPS, Inc., also works with industry associations and rulemaking bodies to define, create, implement and update industry standards.

TIPS, Inc., software is currently being used by many of the nation’s leading brokerage, money management, banking and insurance firms. Additionally, TIPS provides its software to the nation’s largest software development companies.



332 Springfield Avenue
Suite 200
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 522-8950

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Trade Associations

 Securities Industry Association The Bond Market Association
The Securities Industry Association (SIA) is the trade association representing the business interests of more than 700 securities firms in North America. Its members are securities organizations of virtually all types - including investment banks, brokers, dealers, and mutual fund companies.

SIA serves as a forum for addressing key industry issues, acting as an information source and idea catalyst. It also helps member firms reduce costs and assists them with management responsibilities.

In 1973, SIA printed the first Standard Securities Calculations Methods book, thereby defining the uniform standards and methodologies for fixed income calculations. This book and its revisions in 1986 and 1993 have become the industry bible. In 1994, SIA published the companion volume standardizing additional analytic computations.

Since 1986, the standards and methodologies defined in these books have been developed with SIA by Trading & Investment Programs & Systems (TIPS, Inc.)

120 Broadway
35th Floor
New York, NY 10271
(212) 608-1500
www.sia.com 		The Bond Market Association is the bond market trade association, representing about 300 securities firms and banks that underwrite, trade and sell debt securities both domestically and internationally. It's members include all major dealers in municipal, U.S. government, federal agency, mortgage, asset-backed and corporate debt securities and money market instruments.

The Bond Market Association speaks for the bond industry, advocates its positions and keeps members informed. It also strives to standardize market practices to promote efficiency and reduce costs.

The Standard Formulas for the Analysis of Mortgage-Backed Securities and Other Related Securities created by the The Bond Market Association Mortgage Securities Division established consistent calculations for evaluating mortgages and their structured securities. The association has recommended yield calculations for fixed-rate capital (preferred debt) securities.

In several endeavors involving fixed income securities, The Bond Market Association has worked closely with TIPS.

360 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10017
(646) 637-9200
www.bondmarkets.com