Buy-Side

Automation cannot replace human traders, experts stress

Firms should not over-rely on automation and electronification, to avoid errors and under-staffed trading desks, said panellists at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) in Amsterdam on Wednesday.  

‘Too many are suffering in silence’ – buy-side traders share their insight on the importance of prioritising mental health in order to ensure ‘lasting success’

In honour of world mental health day, The TRADE takes a sneak peak at the Buy-side Trading Community’s (BTC) 2025 benchmarking survey, shining a light on traders’ perspective on mental health, highlighting where and how progress could be made when it comes to processes across the trading sphere.

Nasdaq launches new AI-ready data infrastructure aimed at the buy-side

“Institutional teams are sitting on a wealth of data, but too often it’s locked behind manual processes and fragmented systems [...] It’s about giving distribution teams the intelligence they need, when and where they need it,” Nasdaq’s Daniel Brickhouse tells The TRADE. 

J O Hambro head of trading departs

Individual is leaving the firm after seven years, The TRADE has learnt; he was promoted to the position in 2023.