Better prepared buy-side traders make better execution decisions. Chris Bruner, head of US credit at Tradeweb outlines how buy-side traders can quantify execution quality through the use of pricing tools in the pre-trade, at-trade and post-trade workflow. Quantifying execution quality, delivers feedback to buy-side desks so they can be ready…
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Preparation tips for the buy-side dealing desk
Top tips for buy-side traders: How to avoid being surprised by orders from portfolio managers; data needed to set the scene pre-trade; execution analysis incorporating investment goals; using bots to capture ‘speed alpha’. Jim Switzer, global head of fixed income trading at AllianceBernstein gives guidance on what a dealing team…
Key trends to track in US government bond dealing
Kevin McPartland, managing director of analyst firm Greenwich Associates, sees real change in the way buy-side traders can achieve their execution objectives, thanks to innovation in the US Treasuries market. Trading protocols are changing as models such as streaming prices are fully integrated into trading workflows, opening up new execution…
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Volatility and Technology Are the Fuel Enabling Buy-side Traders to Stay in the Lead
The pressure has never been greater for buy-side traders and portfolio managers to ensure that they have the technological foundation to capture alpha in times of volatility. Will you stay in the lead or fall behind? Speed to market is critical and competition for capital more intense than ever. Macroeconomic…
To Connect to Multi-Asset-Class Trading, Banks Must Prioritize Flexible, Integrated Systems
When we look back at 2019, we’ll remember this year as not only a time of unrelenting shifts, but as a technological game-changer for bank trading desks. Will you stay in the lead or fall behind? The stage is set for the most intense competitive race the industry has ever…
Net Spotting: Reducing Trading Costs for US Corporate Bonds
US corporate bond investors face challenges when trading bonds on spread due to interest rate risk in the Treasury market. Specifically, any purchase (sale) of a corporate bond on spread needs to be accompanied with the sale (purchase) of a US Treasury to offset the interest rate risk inherent in…