Direct API connectivity between dealers and the buy side is gaining momentum as firms seek lower trading costs, reduced information leakage and more efficient execution workflows, says Asa Beach, executive director at FICC e-Sales at J.P. Morgan. Speaking to Trader TV at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Boston, hosted by Worldwide Business Research (WBR), Beach discusses where API connectivity looks to enable traders to access dealer inventory and liquidity directly through their execution platforms, to improve reaction times, trading speeds and market visibility.
In this episode:
📌 What is driving direct connectivity?
📌 What does it mean from a technical and workflow standpoint?
📌 The pros and cons of venues vs. direct access
📌 Views on how API connectivity could evolve
This video was first published on sibling site TraderTV
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