Derivatives desks at the crossroads
Having full access to derivatives gives a trading desk greater flexibility, but heads of trading need to assess the operational burden. Francesca Carnevale and...
Rise of the EM platform
Trading EM bonds electronically is showing growth, despite the challenges in matching. Chris Hall reports.
Emerging Market (EM) debt trading volumes recorded a 21% year-on-year...
Treasuries reform and the buy-side trading desk
Growing automation and market relationships will mean regulatory change is only part of the story. Dan Barnes investigates.
Plans to make the US$543 billion-a-day US...
Trading desk efficiency benchmark 2016
This primary research offers traders a view of trading operations within their peer group, to benchmark against their own.
This research is a snapshot of...
Dealers need to go with the flow
Broker-dealers must become more technologically savvy in the derivatives space if they want to impress buy-side clients. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.
Multi-asset trading is increasingly...
The technology behind price making
Lynn Strongin Dodds canvasses the market to see who is willing to pick up the gauntlet in Europe.
If dealers are trading less, they are...
Industry viewpoint : ETFs : Ganesh Iyer & Steve Mickle
ETFS: HOW THE BUY-SIDE TRADER BENEFITS FROM THE NETWORK EFFECT.
Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are increasing in popularity amongst buy-side traders. To realise their...
Derivatives – Viable alternatives
Tougher capital and liquidity constraints for OTC assets are boosting exchange-traded products appeal to the buy side. Anna Reitman reports.
As trading over-the-counter (OTC) for fixed...
Making a mark on TCA
Transaction cost analysis is becoming more sophisticated despite data limitations. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the current offerings.
Fixed income markets are becoming more transparent....
ICAP and the buy side – the beginning of something?
A consensus-led approach has allowed the interdealer broker to overcome political challenges, as brokers open a channel for their investment management clients. Dan Barnes...
