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Barclays Capital raises interest in online trading
Aye aye Caplin!

By Tim Ferguson

Published: Monday 20 October 2008

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has signed a deal to use a web-based trading application from Caplin Systems.

Caplin Trader is a client connectivity platform that will be incorporated into Barclays Capital's fixed income e-commerce service and offer online trading to users through a web browser.

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Managing director and global head of fixed income flow trading at Barclays Capital, Harry Harrison, said he expects to see the benefits of the technology "very quickly".

The platform is also designed to allow banks to quickly roll out new trading products and services, as well as grow with any increase in customer demand.

Other big names using the technology include ABN Amro, BNP Paribas, Citi and RBS.