The new solution – RealQ – aligns with the firm’s objective to create a combined dealer-to-client (D2C) credit business, following the acquisition of Neptune Networks in June 2025.  

Watch The TRADE’s latest webinar, featuring insights from Janus Henderson Investors, DTCC, State Street and Saphyre, to explore current industry readiness for the US Treasury clearing mandate, its implications for market structure, liquidity and market access, and the operational and margin changes firms must implement ahead of the deadline.

In today’s equities trading landscape, execution is no longer just about accessing liquidity – it is about interacting with the right liquidity, under the right conditions at the right time, writes Gareth Exton, head of execution and quantitative services EMEA, Liquidnet.

New positions across the past week include an exchange head of clearing, as well as two hires to support the growth of US institutional ETF trading, and a sell-side algo trader appointment.  

Rising Stars will be recognised as part of a standalone event on 30 September, in collaboration with Instinet; nominations can be made for any candidate currently working in a trading role within a buy-side firm.

The TRADE sits down with Philipp Sporka, head of equities and ETD execution and sales at EFG Bank, to hear his perspective on bilateral trading, extended trading hours, and AI.

Buy-side users of execution management systems are invited to rate their vendors in the 2026 edition of The TRADE’s annual EMS Survey. The survey closes on 8 July 2026.