Caplin Systems has launched Caplin Trader 2.0, a new version of the web client framework for its Caplin Xaqua single-dealer platform. It is designed to make it easier for banks to create e-commerce portals.

The new release of Caplin Trader includes a range of functional, user experience, performance and implementation additions including new ‘themes' that serve as starting points for building a rich internet application.

Functional enhancements include integrated support for multi-leg trades, list trading via copy and paste from Microsoft Excel, and enhanced charting. Performance has been further improved with the introduction of a thread scheduler and a JavaScript pre-processor, while a new directory structure has been designed to support multiple parallel development streams and to facilitate easier upgrading to new versions. User experience improvements include expandable grids and column re-sizing and dragging.

It will ship to existing customers during the current calendar quarter, and will be available for evaluation by prospective customers from April 2010.