Challenges

The strategic plan of ALTURA is driven by the desire to meet with the growing needs of its customers using the latest technology to provide them with a wide range of innovative trading and clearing products.

ALTURA is actively committed to adapting to change in our business environment:

• With markets going global ALTURA offers 24-hour access to the financial and
  commodities exchanges throughout the world.
• With the arrival 'en masse' of electronic trading, ALTURA responds by providing the
  greatest availability of electronic access to the marketplace.
• ALTURA also recognizes the significant opportunities presented by the technology of
  the internet.

While ALTURA has already made its clearing services available via the internet, the next step will be to transform its Web site into an external vertical portal that will provide content, e-brokerage services and opportunities for creating community with and among its clients.