Book

The OMS Implementation Playbook

A practitioner's field manual for Bloomberg AIM and Charles River implementations. Platform-specific. Process-driven. Built from hundreds of live engagements across asset managers and hedge funds.

Vendor-neutral — covers Bloomberg AIM and Charles River equally
Value proposition

What separates implementations that land on time from those that don't

01

Pre-implementation readiness framework

Assess your data quality, integration complexity, and organizational readiness before a single vendor is onboarded. The firms that fail OMS implementations skip this step.

02

Platform-specific configuration paths

AIM and CRD have fundamentally different configuration philosophies. This playbook walks through both — compliance rule structures, order routing setup, custodian connectivity — without treating them as interchangeable.

03

Integration architecture that actually works

FIX session setup, custodian feed ingestion, accounting system handoffs, and IBOR integration — mapped to the actual data contracts your counterparties expect.

04

UAT strategy that catches real failures

Testing frameworks that go beyond "the order went through." Allocation logic, compliance pre-trade, block trade workflows, and exception handling — all validated before go-live.

05

Go-live playbook and cutover protocol

Day-of sequencing, rollback triggers, parallel-run criteria, and stabilization checklists. The decisions you make in the 72 hours around cutover determine whether go-live is an event or a crisis.

06

Post-implementation optimization roadmap

What to tune in the first 90 days. Compliance rule refinement, performance optimization, workflow automation, and the integration hardening that most firms defer until a real incident forces it.

Contents

Eight chapters. One complete implementation lifecycle.

Ch. 1 Understanding the OMS Landscape Architecture, decision points, and the vendor-neutral case for Bloomberg AIM vs. Charles River
Ch. 2 Pre-Implementation Readiness Assessment Free Sample Data readiness, integration inventory, organizational prerequisites, and the readiness scoring framework
Ch. 3 Scoping and Vendor Engagement RFP structure, demo evaluation criteria, contract negotiation leverage points
Ch. 4 Configuration and Integration Architecture CRD and AIM platform-specific configuration, FIX setup, custodian feeds, accounting integration
Ch. 5 Compliance Rule Implementation Pre-trade rule structures, rule testing methodology, and post-implementation monitoring
Ch. 6 Testing Strategy and UAT Test case libraries, regression frameworks, parallel-run criteria, and sign-off checklists
Ch. 7 Go-Live and Cutover Cutover sequencing, rollback protocols, hypercare planning, and stabilization
Ch. 8 Post-Go-Live Optimization 90-day tuning roadmap, automation opportunities, integration hardening, and upgrade readiness
Pricing

Four editions. Pick your platform track.

All editions include the core 8-chapter framework. Platform tracks add deep-dive appendices and configuration reference guides for your specific OMS.

Core
$997
one-time purchase
  • All 8 core chapters
  • Platform-agnostic frameworks
  • Readiness assessment scorecard
  • UAT test case library
  • Go-live cutover checklist
  • PDF + editable Word formats
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Core + CRD Track
$1,497
one-time purchase
  • All 8 core chapters
  • CRD deep-dive appendix
  • Order model configuration guide
  • FIX session setup reference
  • CRD compliance rule library
  • CRD-specific UAT scripts
  • PDF + editable Word formats
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Core + AIM Track
$1,497
one-time purchase
  • All 8 core chapters
  • Bloomberg AIM deep-dive appendix
  • AIM basket order configuration
  • Bloomberg terminal integration
  • AIM compliance module guide
  • AIM-specific UAT scripts
  • PDF + editable Word formats
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What practitioners say

"The readiness assessment framework alone saved us three months. We would have kicked off the CRD implementation without understanding our data gaps. Chapter 2 is worth the price of the book."

Head of Investment Technology
Long/short equity fund, $2.4B AUM

"We've done three OMS migrations in the past decade. This is the first time we had a structured go-live playbook. The cutover sequencing and rollback criteria sections are exactly what our ops team needed."

COO
Multi-strategy asset manager, $8B AUM

"Finally, something that treats Bloomberg AIM and Charles River as different systems with different philosophies instead of just swapping in logos. The platform-specific configuration chapters are the most practical content I've seen on this topic."

VP, OMS Operations
Global macro fund, $5.1B AUM

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