ClearOne builds on the legacy of Davidsohn, whose market infrastructure technologies have been used across U.S. equity markets since 1962.
Origin & Heritage
From vacuum tubes to AI-native post-trade
1955–1964
Foundations
- Early brokerage automation; batch processing era.
- First production systems for high-volume post-trade.
1969–1979
Paper Crisis to Electronic
- Pioneered post-trade systems and options margin innovation.
- Ensured reliability at scale during the paper-certificate crunch.
1983–1999
Client-Server & Risk
- Built real-time risk engines and early straight-through processing (STP).
- Established reg-tech foundations for modern compliance systems.
2000-2006
Global Scale & Controls
- Deployed enterprise-scale allocations, controls, and resiliency frameworks.
- Achieved zero major failures across market cycles.
2008–2016
Service Innovation
- Launches Margining-On-Demand and Client Portfolio Margining services.
- Introduces Software-On-Demand™ platforms for regulatory reporting and cost-basis infrastructure.
2017–2025
Research & Platform Development
- Research and development into next-generation post-trade architecture and atomic settlement models.
- Platform incubation laying the groundwork for the ClearOne era.
2026+
ClearOne Platform Era
- Agentic AI and zero-latency global settlements.
- ASEAN–US corridor expanding interoperable digital finance rails.
Historical references illustrate technology development across prior financial market infrastructure initiatives and are provided to describe the heritage informing the ClearOne platform.
Built on the Davidsohn Legacy of Financial Market Technology Since 1962
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Questions About ClearOne
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Yes. ClearOne is a new platform company informed by decades of financial market infrastructure experience.
The ClearOne platform builds on technology heritage associated with earlier market infrastructure initiatives, while introducing a modern architecture designed for AI-native post-trade operations and global digital finance.
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Davidsohn Global Technologies developed financial market infrastructure technologies over several decades.
Elements of that technology heritage and institutional experience informed the design of the ClearOne platform, which has been developed as a new-generation post-trade infrastructure for modern capital markets.
ClearOne is an independent company and is not a continuation of or related to Davidsohn Global Technologies.
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ClearOne is focused on delivering next-generation post-trade and financial infrastructure technology.
Institutions that previously used Davidsohn-originated technologies continue to operate their own systems independently, while ClearOne introduces a new platform designed for modern global markets.
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In 1970, Davidsohn Computer Services was acquired by Control Data and renamed BTSI (Brokerage Transaction Services, Inc.), which was later sold to ADP's Brokerage Services Division, now known as Broadridge.
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Most post-trade systems still run on an architecture designed decades ago for T+5 settlement with only incremental updates.
ClearOne was built from the ground up as a modern financial infrastructure platform, cloud-native, API-first, and real-time-capable, designed to support both traditional securities and emerging digital assets.
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Yes. The ClearOne platform is designed to support both traditional securities and digital assets on a unified infrastructure.
As tokenized financial instruments become more common, institutions require systems that can process multiple asset types without maintaining separate technology stacks. ClearOne provides a modern platform designed for that environment.
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ClearOne offers personalized demonstrations for qualified prospective clients and select media partners.
To learn how ClearOne can support your post-trade operations, please contact us to schedule a private consultation with a member of our team.
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