The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

I spent the first 20 years of my career at the global bulge bracket banks, first in investment banking and then on the institutional equity desks, in a cross-asset and special situations role. There’s been a reopening in capital markets. It’s been busy. What has your journey to the trading desk been like?

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Varied approaches to the Covid-19 pandemic starting in 2020 paired with the subsequently varied approaches central banks have taken to abate the economic fallout has left traders, in particular those in the emerging and frontier fixed income space, more reliant on their relationships than ever, both internally and externally.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Chief among the catalysts for its growth was the Covid-19 pandemic which began in 2020 and subsequently saw many traditional sell-side institutions reduce their balance sheet and withdraw from the market. The first ETF to launch in the US was the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) in 1993. Portfolio trading Next up is portfolio trading.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] in 2022 to 5.9x

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