A comprehensive front- to back-office platform is needed to navigate today’s financial and commodity markets. This is becoming increasingly difficult as businesses face geopolitical changes, as well as inconsistent regulations across continents and ongoing market volatility. While markets in Europe are experiencing an increase in regulation, the U.S. may be scaling back. These changing conditions force market participants to become more flexible in their strategies, operations and IT infrastructures. To be competitive, firms must find effective ways to hedge their bets when implementing risk management and accounting practices that are closely aligned to protect the bottom line and avert disaster.