The TRADE

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The concept allows traders to execute a basket of stocks in one single transaction, minimising costs and allowing traders to bundle less liquid or more difficult to trade instruments in with more liquid transactions. Then you have individual line traders as well so it takes a lot of coordination for a portfolio and that takes time.”

Portfolio

The TRADE

MAY 24, 2024

That is something that the mid and smaller brokers can access relative to the bulge bracket who don’t really see that as an important USP for the business right now. We all know it is very cheap and easy to trade electronically but you’re not necessarily fulfilling your liquidity obligations.

Bulge Bracket

Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While everyone seems to know about equity research and trading stocks, fixed income research gets far less attention. Liquidity is also more limited, and more trading is still done over the counter (OTC) rather than electronically. And there is sometimes less turnover because senior staff tend to stick around longer.

Equities

The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The idea that in order to understand the changing price of an individual stock or security, one would have to study daily directories and newspapers is something that many of those starting out in the industry today will never understand. They can simply track an index or they can be made up of a custom basket of stocks.

Trading