The BIG Idea
A complex game of hide and seek
Published on January 14, 2008.As asset managers lead the charge into Asia, buy-side traders are left grappling with the dual challenge of finding liquidity and disguising their intentions in markets that are not geared t
Wishing and hoping and thinking and praying
Published on February 17, 2007.Brokers and vendors seem to have a clear idea of how the buy-side can best cope with desktop application clutter. Are buy-side trading desks on top of the challenge and do they share the confidence of their suppliers? (Richard Schwartz)
Rare indeed is the cry of the buy-side trader bemoaning the lack of electronic trading and decision support tools on offer from brokers and third-party vendors. In the last issue of The TRADE, we noted that the applications landing on buyside traders' desktops over the past few years had in fact created a workflow problem for many: how to make use of the available functionality in a coherent and effective fashion, where value can be seen to be added.
