# AIP Alternative Investment Product Services (AIP) is a standardized, trading and reporting platform that links the alternative investments industry to securely and efficiently exchange data and money. **Pre-Trade: Foundation for Seamless Execution** * Fund Onboarding: Establish funds with unique identifiers and key operational details. * Investor Account Setup: Create and maintain investor profiles with precision. * Lifecycle Configuration: Define purchase, redemption, and capital call periods to align with fund strategies.  **Trade: Execute with Confidence** * Transaction Processing: Execute purchases, redemptions, commitments, and capital calls electronically. * Order Management: Streamline order flow with standardized data exchange and payment. * Secure Data Handling: Ensure integrity and confidentiality across all trade interactions. **Post-Trade: Transparency & Efficiency** * Position Reporting: Deliver accurate investor position updates to custodians and broker-dealers. * Account Activity: Reflect investor account changes in real time. * Valuation & Commissions: Report NAVs and commissions with clarity and consistency. * Internal Transfers: Facilitate non-ACAT transfers securely within the platform. *** RESOURCES --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.xft.finance/bitnet/use-cases/drs/aip.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.