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Trade Execution Readiness Agent

Validates trade approvals and policy compliance using LLM intelligence, and sends real-time email alerts when a trade is ready or requires action.

Manual pre-execution checks often require teams to verify approvals, confirm policy compliance, and ensure all trade prerequisites are met. These steps are typically scattered across emails, spreadsheets, and multiple internal systems, creating delays, errors, and inconsistent decision-making—especially as trade volume increases.

The Trade Execution Readiness Agent streamlines this process by using retrieval-augmented LLM reasoning to validate that all approvals, policy requirements, and compliance checks are complete and aligned. The agent interprets contextual policy rules, cross-checks approval evidence, identifies gaps or inconsistencies, and confirms whether a trade is genuinely ready for execution. If any issues are found, the agent generates a clear, actionable explanation for the responsible team.

Once readiness is confirmed or gaps are detected, the agent automatically notifies the appropriate stakeholders through real-time email alerts. These notifications provide concise summaries of what is complete, what is pending, and the specific actions required. By centralizing validation and communication, the agent reduces manual effort, strengthens process integrity, and accelerates execution cycles—while ensuring that final trade execution remains fully under human or system-of-record control.

Accuracy
TBD

Speed
TBD

Input Data Set

Sample of data set required for Trade Execution Readiness Agent:

Ticket Number: SN-TRD-REQ-2025-4418
Category: Trade Operations
Subcategory: Pre-Execution Readiness Validation
Priority: High
Status: New
Requested By: Michael Turner
Department: Sales – Trading Desk
Opened On: 2025-01-18 10:52 AM EST


1. Trade Information

Trade Type: Fixed Income – Corporate Bond Purchase
Security Name: AT&T Inc. 4.25% Corporate Bond
CUSIP: 00206RCR3
Notional Amount: $5,000,000
Requested Settlement Date: 2025-01-21
Client Name: Horizon Capital Advisors
Client ID: HC-77821
Proposed Execution Venue: Tradeweb / Bloomberg TSOX


2. Approvals & Evidence

Business Approval

  • Approver: Sarah Whitman (Senior Relationship Manager)
  • Timestamp: 2025-01-18 09:22 AM EST
  • Evidence: BusinessApproval_SWhitman_011825.eml

Credit Approval

  • Approver: Jonathan Price (Director – Credit Risk)
  • Timestamp: 2025-01-18 10:04 AM EST
  • Summary: Exposure within approved limits
  • Evidence: CreditReview_JPrice_011825.pdf

Compliance Pre-Clearance

  • Approver: Rachel Kim (Compliance Officer)
  • Timestamp: 2025-01-18 11:18 AM EST
  • Checks Performed:
    • Restricted list review
    • Suitability validation
    • Market conduct confirmation
  • Evidence: ComplianceTicket_48291.png

3. Policy & Regulatory Checks

Suitability Confirmation: Completed
KYC/AML: Active and verified (Last updated: Oct 2024)
Best Execution Review: Completed
Restricted List Status: Passed
Conflict of Interest Check: No conflicts found


4. Required Internal References

  • CRM Case ID: CRM-126487
  • Compliance Ticket: CMP-TCK-48291
  • Credit Review Reference: CRD-2025-1179

5. Attachments

  1. ClientKYC_HorizonCapital_2024.pdf
  2. SuitabilityAssessment_2025Q1.pdf
  3. MarketConductChecklist_Jan2025.xlsx
  4. BestExecutionSummary_ATnTBond.pdf

6. Request Details

Requested Action:
Please validate whether this trade satisfies all approval, policy, and compliance requirements for execution readiness.

Notification Instructions:

  • If ready, email Trading Desk at tradingdesk@nexustrade.com
  • If not ready, email Michael Turner at mturner@nexustrade.com with required corrections

Execution Deadline: 2025-01-21 (Client expects morning execution)


7. Additional Notes

Client timeline is tight. Please escalate any discrepancies immediately.
Sales team is on standby for follow-up if documentation gaps are identified.

Deliverable Example

Sample output delivered by the Trade Execution Readiness Agent:

Trade Execution Readiness Evaluation

Evaluation ID: TRD-READINESS-OUT-2025-4418
Input Ticket: SN-TRD-REQ-2025-4418
Evaluated On: 2025-01-18 11:39 AM EST


1. Summary Assessment

Overall Readiness Status: ✔ READY FOR EXECUTION
All required approvals, policy checks, and compliance prerequisites are complete, consistent, and aligned with internal governance rules. No blocking issues identified.

Notification Sent To: tradingdesk@nexustrade.com
Notification Timestamp: 2025-01-18 11:39 AM EST


2. Approval Validation Results

Business Approval

  • Status: ✔ Valid
  • Approval timestamp verified
  • Approver matches authorized list
  • Email evidence confirmed and readable

Credit Approval

  • Status: ✔ Valid
  • Exposure reviewed against credit limits
  • No discrepancies between memo and trade details
  • Approval timestamp valid and within SLA

Compliance Pre-Clearance

  • Status: ✔ Valid
  • Restricted list check passed
  • Suitability and market conduct requirements validated
  • Compliance ticket linked correctly and internally resolvable

3. Policy & Regulatory Consistency Checks

Requirement Status Notes
Suitability Confirmation ✔ Completed Documentation consistent
KYC / AML Status ✔ Active Last updated Oct 2024
Best Execution Review ✔ Completed Summary attached
Restricted List Screening ✔ Cleared No flags detected
Conflict of Interest Review ✔ No Conflicts Confirmed by compliance

No gaps or misalignments identified during LLM reasoning or retrieval checks.


4. Cross-Document Consistency Analysis

✔ Trade Attributes

  • Security name, CUSIP, notional amount, and client info consistent across all documents.
  • Settlement date aligns with internal calendars and market conventions.

✔ Approver Identity Validation

  • All approvers appear in the authorized approver list for their respective functions.

✔ Attachment Review

  • All referenced attachments were accessible and interpretable.
  • No mismatches between document content and ticket data.

5. Internal Reference Verification

Reference Status Validation
CRM Case ID: CRM-126487 ✔ Valid Client & trade details aligned
Compliance Ticket: CMP-TCK-48291 ✔ Valid Matches approval record
Credit Review Ref: CRD-2025-1179 ✔ Valid Aligns with credit memo

6. Identified Issues or Gaps

None.
No missing information, inconsistencies, policy deviations, or approval gaps detected.


7. Final Determination

This trade satisfies all required approvals, policy validations, and compliance prerequisites.
It is cleared for execution by the Trading Desk.

An email notification summarizing readiness has been sent to: tradingdesk@nexustrade.com.


8. Email Sent (Auto-Generated Summary)

To: tradingdesk@nexustrade.com
CC: mturner@nexustrade.com
Subject: Trade Ready for Execution – AT&T Corporate Bond (CUSIP 00206RCR3)

Body:
The pre-execution review for Trade ID TRD-READINESS-2025-1187 is complete.
All approvals, compliance checks, and policy requirements have been validated.
No issues were identified. The trade is ready for execution.

Please proceed per standard workflow.
For questions, reply to this email or contact Middle Office.


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