Sofistar has been selected by a new Hong-Kong based investment manager to provide software automation to support statistical arbitrage trading. The project will see the delivery of a complete automation solution linking Matlab models to the Interactive Brokers execution venue and capable to support cash, derivatives and synthetic instruments in hundreds of underlying equities, with a throughput of up to 5,000 orders per hour. The client has selected Sofistar for its expertise in automation in the quantitative management space and for its familiarity with the Matlab and Interactive Brokers environment.