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Trading at the frontier

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If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” “Post the GFC [global financial crisis] things have changed 180 degrees in terms of regulation and compliance regimes.”

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

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This has created an ongoing opportunity for mid-tier prime brokers, particularly those with broad asset class and geographical capabilities comparable to those of the bulge bracket banks. This is an ongoing pattern that we suspect will continue for some time.” And we’ve seen some significant launches this year in that space.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. By seeing what is available on the order book, traders have an idea of how much volume can be executed at a specific price.

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