Annabel Smith sits down with head of foreign exchange trading at T. Rowe Price, Toby Baker, to unpack why he chose a career in FX, the asset class’ role in the wider markets and the innovations he expects to make waves on the trading desk in the near future.
Individual joins the firm after spending nearly two decades at T. Rowe Price.
The past week saw appointments across electronic execution, cash equities, chief executive positions and trading strategy.
Individual has been internally promoted following 14 years with the firm, and previously held positions at Caxton Associates, Tudor Investment Corporation and AllianceBernstein.
T. Rowe Price’s global fixed income trading desk speaks to Claudia Preece fresh off the back of the firm’s Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year Award win at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading New York 2024 event, unpacking the importance of an integrated, collaborative approach to trading and leveraging individual talent to maximise team wins, as well as how life on the desk could look different in the not-so-distant future.
Annabel Smith explores the growth of bilateral trading volumes in European equities, unpacking how the ascension of this increasingly complex segment could impact future liquidity and if it’s something regulators will assess further.
Wesley Bray explores the latest rule changes for fixed income clearing in the US, what institutions should be most conscious of, how to navigate these changes and what their impact will likely be on competition.
“We’ve seen the adoption of EMS solutions on fixed-income trading desks continue to grow this year, and we expect it to accelerate further as we move into 2025,” Andy Mahoney, managing director, EMEA, FlexTrade tells The TRADE.
Head of derivatives and multi-asset trading solutions at T. Rowe Price, Matt Howell, sits down with The TRADE to unpack some of the key themes when it comes to equity options, swaps and index futures, including industry talking points for the year ahead, methods for leveraging transaction cost analysis (TCA), and how to achieve best execution.
Finger of blame is being pointed in each direction between custodians, non-US traders and settlement system CLS over FX cut-offs, with last minute decisions and confusion meaning some asset managers are now left facing operational challenges, pre-funding trades and balancing settlement security with best execution obligations.