Merlin is a leading prime brokerage services and technology provider.
An international firm with over 100 employees, Merlin delivers advanced reporting, trading, operational, and capital development solutions to over 500 hedge funds and managed account platforms.
Meeting the needs of an underserved market segment
Merlin provides hedge funds in the under-$2B marketplace with best-of-breed reporting, analytics, and transparency tools. Managed by former founders and senior executives of Furman Selz, Montgomery Securities Prime Brokerage, Banc of America Prime Brokerage, and Thomas Weisel Partners, Merlin’s open architecture platform and multi-prime solutions offer the tools, techniques, and resources hedge fund managers need to demonstrate their business edge.
Offering diversification and security of assets
Merlin is an introducing broker to J.P. Morgan Clearing Corporation, Goldman Sachs (GSEC) and National Bank of Canada and is fully integrated with Northern Trust's custodial platform. Its broad suite of solutions includes dynamic performance attribution analytics and reporting, seamless multi-custody prime brokerage services, capital development, 24-hour domestic and international agency trading, securities lending, institutional trading and research and custom tailored technology solutions.
Recognized by industry peers
Merlin has won the highest marks with Global Custodian and Alpha Prime Brokerage Surveys every year it has been eligible. In 2006, it was named an Infoworld 100 Company for its high-performance computing initiatives, and in 2007, Merlin received a $20mm investment from Sequoia Capital.