THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Harnessing efficiencies through bundled euro trading and clearing

The landscape for euro clearing is changing as buy-side firms seek to harness margin efficiency and cost savings by centralising their euro trading and clearing at one CCP. This article explores why firms are building out their euro cross-product exposure at Eurex and the future of Eurex as the “home of the euro yield curve”.

Dispelling the myths around FX futures liquidity

CME Group unpacks the FX futures and options liquidity landscape, disproving common market misconceptions around central clearing, bilateral over the counter trading, and central limit order book usage.

BMO Electronic Trading: “Seeking better quality executions is at the core of what we do”

The TRADE sits down with Mike Green, chief operations officer (COO) and head of EMEA electronic trading, to find out what differentiates BMO’s offering. Following its launch in Europe last year, BMO won the 2023 Leaders in Trading Awards for Best Access to Markets and Best Customer Support & Consulting.

Five market structure topics to watch in 2024

Natan Tiefenbrun, president for North American and European equities at Cboe Global Markets, discusses the key trends for European market structure in 2024, including the growing importance of the retail investor and consolidated tapes in the EU and UK moving a step closer to reality.

Talent, technology and a range of new flavours

TD Cowen has invested heavily in people and technology over the years, and now clients are seeking different forms of hybrid outsourced trading services from the provider along with delving deeper into new asset classes, says Michael Rosen, managing director and global co-head of prime brokerage & outsourced trading.

Dispelling the myths of outsourced trading

Outsourced execution can be misconceived as only being relevant to smaller funds, requiring a long and burdensome onboarding process, or presented as a binary alternative to running an in-house execution desk. In fact, none of these notions are true. The TRADE speaks with UBS Execution Hub about how it helps different types of asset managers do more with less and provides bespoke solutions to suit each client’s need as an extension of its existing trading desk.

Periodic auctions 2.0: A growing source of price improvement opportunities

As operator of Europe’s largest periodic auction – and pioneer of the category – Cboe is continuing its innovative approach to deliver the execution quality benefits of the mechanism more widely, says Natan Tiefenbrun, president, Cboe Europe.

Broker-dealers in the modern post-trade financial landscape

Alessandro Cavallari and Steve Gutowski of Societe Generale Securities Services discuss the evolving post-trade landscape, emphasising brokers’ need for technological adaptability and strategic partnerships with settlement agents.

Fine-tuned efficiency drives performance in an orchestrated ecosystem

What do the high-performance sports of Formula 1 motor racing and America’s Cup class yacht racing have in common with portfolio investment performance? Northern Trust’s global head of capital markets client solutions, Gerard Walsh, frames an analogy that all require an orchestrated ecosystem of solutions to help drive the highest possible performance outcomes.