Research says that buy-side firms spent over $1 billion on OMS and EMS last year, as Bloomberg leads list of primary platforms.
Greenwich Associates survey finds most buy-siders see access to direct data feeds as essential, while the debate on exchange market data continues in the US.
Research has suggested that despite a surge in trading volumes, mergers and acquisitions among platform providers is likely over the next 18 months.
Research suggests emerging market bond trading will rise next year, with a portion of that volume tipped to be executed electronically.
Research from Greenwich Associates found that brokers expect almost half of their clients to ask for customised algos over the next year.
Greenwich Associates research urges firms to distinguish ETFs from other asset classes when trading to avoid suboptimal execution.
Greenwich Associates lays out potential benefits to ease of restrictions on swaps trading and SEFs in the US.