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Octaura adds Live Feedback for CLO market. Octaura, an electronic trading, data and analytics platform for syndicated loans and collateralized loan obligations, rolled out its new real-time auction workflow for CLO Bids Wanted in Competition (BWIC) lists. The offering is part of Octaura's CLO trading protocol that launched last year. The company said the new feature, dubbed Live Feedback, gives bidders real-time visibility into auctions and structured bid tracking in a process that has historically been opaque. The launch follows last June's $46.5 million funding round in which Octaura welcomed seven new investors to the platform: Barclays, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Apollo, Motive Partners, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures. The company announced at the time a strategic pivot to launching the CLO trading platform. The new capabilities available through Live Feedback include real-time bid stack visibility, unlimited bid improvements, and the ability to replace unstructured withdrawals with a clear audit trail and consolidation of lists and bids. Live Feedback allows bidders to see where they rank in the stack as auctions unfold, so they can decide whether to improve their bid, hold, or redeploy capital elsewhere. It also consolidates what had been fragmented deal opportunities onto a single platform. There is also "jump ball" logic: if the top bid is improved in the final minute, the system automatically extends the clock and alerts all topped participants, giving them a final chance to respond. The process is automated and applied equally to all participants. "For years, CLO BWIC participants have had to 'bid in the dark,' with limited information on the state of the CLO trading market or if their bid was truly competitive, often resulting in inefficient outcomes and small wins despite significant time and effort spent," said Octaura CEO Brian Bejile. "Live Feedback 'turns on the light' for market participants, so they can make impactful use of their time by focusing efforts on the most strategic trades."

Octaura, an electronic trading platform for syndicated loans and collateralised loan obligations, has launched Live Feedback, a real-time auction workflow for CLO Bids Wanted in Competition lists. The feature introduces real-time visibility and structured bid tracking to a process that historically lacked transparency. Live Feedback enables bidders to see their position as auctions unfold, allowing them to decide whether to improve bids or redeploy capital. The platform includes "jump ball" logic that automatically extends auctions by one minute when the top bid is improved in the final minute, preventing last-second sniping. The workflow provides buyside list senders with immediate pricing insights, whilst dealers gain clearer visibility into client positioning. Key features include real-time bid stack visibility, unlimited bid improvements and tracked cancellations, reducing reliance on manual updates.