Proof of Usefulness Report

UBS

Analysis completed on 1/24/2026

+527
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

The project represents UBS/O'Connor, a major global financial institution with established high-value utility and massive theoretical reach. However, the submission itself is of extremely low quality, utilizing outdated descriptions (2015), exaggerated audience claims ('everyone'), and lazy data inputs. While the entity's scale warrants a high baseline score (calibration: 400-700+), significant penalties were applied to Quality Factors (Qi) due to the lack of verifiable specific evidence in the submission and the 'troll-like' nature of the response fields.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+90.0
Audience Reach Impact+47.5
Technical Innovation+30.0
Evidence Of Traction+50.0
Market Timing Relevance+80.0
Functional Completeness+5.0
Subtotal+572.5
Usefulness Multiplierx0.92
Final Score+527

Project Details

Project URL
Description
O'Connor is dedicated to absolute return investment management and manages USD 5.7 billion (as of 1 September 2015) in non-traditional strategies through its Global Long/Short Equities, Credit Long/Short, Merger Arbitrage and Convertible Securities programs. O'Connor has a global trading platform with offices located in Chicago, London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. O’Connor’s trading and risk management experience dates back to 1977 when O’Connor was a private partnership specializing in derivatives and market-making. Over the next 23 years O’Connor established itself as a global leader in trading various markets and derivatives instruments as both a private partnership and within Swiss Bank Corp’s and subsequently UBS AG’s investment bank proprietary trading divisions. Over this time O’Connor has maintained its focus on relative value investing and state-of-the-art risk management capabilities. As a result of its industry leading reputation with regards to its investment capabilities and risk management, O’Connor launched its first hedge fund vehicle for outside investors in June of 2000. Since 2000 O’Connor has prided itself on its ability to continuously evolve with the ever changing global investment markets in order to provide attractive hedge fund vehicles for clients to invest in. O'Connor's capabilities comprise a wide range of investment programs with attractive risk-adjusted absolute returns, which generally possess low correlation to most major asset classes and traditional investment benchmarks.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline