Investors are already benefitting from auto bond trading
Consistent execution quality, reduced bias and greater resources to handle complex trades are all advantages that KBC Asset Management has…
Secondary markets
The 2020 liquidity crisis: How traders can handle it
The liquidity crisis in March 2020, brought on by a combination of coronavirus, oil trade wars and the central bank…
How to build low-touch, multi-asset trading desks
Leading asset managers are building low-touch, multi-asset trading desks to deliver automation wherever possible. Building automation into the trading process…
Data analysis is core skill for trading desks
New research by Greenwich Associates in partnership with Refinitiv (read the report here: https://refini.tv/37biTXb) found that traders see data analysis…
Managing ‘data risk’ for bond traders
If data is mismanaged on the trading desk, it can trigger individual trading errors or even flash crashes. Jon Williams,…
Review and analysis of a market event
Following a rate decision by a central bank, or an election, the process that investment managers took to approaching the…
Bracing for impact: What if you are misinformed ahead of a market event?
When an interest rate decision looms, portfolio managers (PMs), traders and dealers build a matrix of possible outcomes, decide their…
Full episode: Trader TV Live – trading around market events
In light of ongoing uncertainty around interest rate decisions, elections and economic data outputs, we held a live discussion about…
Repo in the D2C market stands to be improved considerably by electronification
By bringing together the dealer-to-dealer repurchase agreement (repo) market with dealer-to-client market, asset managers can gain real advantages from trade…
Buy-side traders push for primary market reform
An increased reliance on the primary market is impacting trading desks’ efficiency in secondary trading. Frustration with the issue is…