By increasing the level of automation that traders and portfolio managers can access in primary markets, asset managers can increase engagement and access to allocations. This requires careful alignment of systems, counterparts and data flows. In this video, the third in a three-part series with Herb Werth, managing director at…
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Streaming prices: The right protocol for the trade
Trader TV: New trading protocols like streaming prices can boost bond trading execution, but buy-side traders must determine when is best to use them. Across the range of fixed income instruments and markets different ways to trade can create optimal execution based upon the portfolio manager’s investment goals. Chris Bruner,…
The choices that a trader makes
The choices that a trader makes determine the effectiveness of a fund’s investment strategy or mandate. Mike Nappi, senior fixed income trader at Eaton Vance, outlines the pressures which affect the trading desk today, the decisions that traders need to take in order to manage those pressures, and the effect…
Broaden traders’ pre-trade execution choices through post-trade price data
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…
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…
US Treasuries trading transformed for buy side
Buy-side traders are changing the way they execute US treasury trades, giving greater opportunity to capture alpha and to secure best price. New platforms are offering trading desks a greater choice of how to reach counterparties, better supporting best execution and low touch trading. Tim Cook, head of sales for…
Bridging information gaps in the bond market
Gaps in information between counterparties and clients can challenge buy-side bond traders, impacting the investment process. Frank Cerveny, head of markets and sales at MTS, explains how data can be managed effectively in order to bridge those gaps, improving trade execution quality.
Instimatch: Corporate cash piles can boost money market liquidity
Instimatch believes its network could boost money market liquidity through three key innovations: a broader set of trading counterparties; greater cross-border counterparty discovery; and technology innovation to support the use of shorter-term instruments. Daniel Sandmeier, CEO of Instimatch, outlines his firm’s vision for a more efficient money market model.
Spotting trading opportunities in information-sparse bond markets
Overcoming information gaps can allow investors to buy for longer term trends and seize trades when they present. Sean George, chief investment officer of Structurinvest Fondkommision, explains how he makes those decisions, what he bases them on, and the risks that information gaps create in the investment process. Market data…
Simplify your trading workflow
The complexity of new execution protocols and multi-asset trading means dealing desks on the buy- and sell-side need to reassess the technology they have available to structure their workflows. Pontus Eriksson, strategy director at FIS, gives an expert view on how trading teams can review their processes in order to…
Best execution must define trading decisions in turbulent markets across assets
A trading desk needs to be very structured if it is to enable high-tough and low-touch trading across asset classes. That requires expert domain knowledge, strong data and well-defined processes so that even when markets are turbulent, testing these parameters, the right decisions are being made. Speaking at the FIX…