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Fabien Oreve: Fixing Europe’s future markets

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The levels of trading volumes in European equities are influenced by a complex interplay of various factors like market fragmentation, economic conditions, monetary policy, investor behaviour and market volatility among other things. Where should regulators be focusing their attention to boost volumes in Europe?

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A new chapter for RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s London-based fixed income trading desk

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While traders don’t have the authority to load up trades, outside of execution they are expected to collaborate with their portfolio managers to bring value add to the investment process by making suggestions around idea generation and execution. The trading team work closely in tandem with portfolio managers when preparing a strategy.

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Outsourced trading: Easy to do, difficult to get right

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Aaron Hantman, chief executive of Tourmaline, agrees that, despite the pursuit for quality, the decision to outsource – specifically where to outsource – often comes down to economics, explaining that in some cases this can have negative repercussions. “If

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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.” Often we won’t commit orders fully to a broker.

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The TRADE predictions series 2025: Technology is king

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Non-quant firms are looking to use alternative methods to improve trading outcomes, monitor risk and performance, improve alpha generation and broker selection, and gain a competitive advantage. Traditionally, only quant trading firms were at the forefront of the data race, but this is changing.

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