As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
With U.S. equity volumes in the dumps, the buy side increasingly is searching for liquidity in dark pools, stoking fears about a lack of execution transparency in the opaque markets. But buy-side traders are finding value in the dark -- if they know where to look.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
traders on broker coverage, revealed that buy side firms are not completely satisfied with sales traders and that brokers may be wasting resources on analytics and other services.
Among the top trends on the buy-side trading desk in 2011, the biggest development is likely to be the increased reliance on transaction cost analysis to entice institutional investors and ensure best execution.
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