Editorial

The advantages of derivatives trading

There can be valuable benefits to using derivatives as part of a portfolio. Bringing derivatives into a fund’s mandate requires client appetite, portfolio management and...

Craig McLeod: Exploring the new frontiers of EM trading

Today’s EM traders need more data, market access and broader liquidity than ever before to meet the investment profiles of their portfolios. Craig McLeod,...

Is the market braced for another sell-off?

Traders are reporting the positive effects of innovation upon market liquidity but central banks hold all the cards. The association between the Covid 19 pandemic...

Front-to-back OMS providers change strategy

Dan Barnes investigates why big OMS providers are partnering with smaller players. In 2018, following the acquisition of Charles River Development by State Street, it seemed...

Research: Having an EMS does lead to better performance in bond trading

The buy-side’s wish-list for execution and order management systems revealed in The DESK’s latest research. Buy-side bond traders want their trading technology to provide a...

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Gabriela Herculano – Climate champion

Gabriela Herculano, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at iClima Earth, talks to Shanny Basar about greenhouse emissions, greenwashing and goals. When Gabriela Herculano, Chief Executive Officer...

A road less travelled

Aparajita Bose-Mullick, Global Product Manager at SmartStream Technologies - Reference Data Utility, talks about carving new paths, cause & effect and being nimble. There are...

Overbond aims to increase fixed income automation

Overbond has introduced a margin optimization model for trading and incorporated voice data in its data as it looks to provide more interoperable artificial...

Is there value in fixed income TCA?

New research published by investment bank Barclays has suggested there is a limited use of transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools for purposes beyond regulatory...