Andy Mahoney, managing director, EMEA, FlexTrade Systems – winner of Outstanding Trading Technology Provider at Leaders in Trading 2024 – unpacks last year’s achievements and plans for growth in 2025.

The TRADE sits down with Will Fenna, retail broker & digital wealth lead for equity markets, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to unpack the potential for increased retail participation, which asset classes are front of mind as development continues, and how the Group is working to facilitate increased access for the end user.

In a complex and challenging market environment, intra-day risk management is more important than ever. Cboe Data Vantage’s suite of real-time risk analytics and trading indicators, enable market participants to incorporate proven, sophisticated analytics into their internal trading and risk applications.

Eurex’s Home Market Settlement service for single stock derivatives demonstrated its success soon after launching on 23 September, evidenced by the trading volumes settled in its inaugural week. Volumes have since increased and are expected to rise as additional banks onboard to the service.

Michael Rosen, global co-head of prime brokerage and outsourced trading at Marex, delves into the key themes across the outsourced trading landscape, discussing the impact of increasing globalisation, what the future holds for the space, and how Marex’s offering is evolving to meet these industry shifts.

With the landscape of outsourced trading continuing to grow, Benjamin Arnold, founder and managing partner at Meraki Global Advisors, discusses the value of experienced traders for a fruitful offering and how to ensure outsourcing is genuinely accretive to investment managers.

Alessandro Cavallari, managing director, head of international sales and Steve Gutowski, head of financial intermediaries and banks coverage for Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) unpack the significant impact of market structure developments on traders’ operations from front-to-back, highlighting the importance of an integrated ‘one-stop-shop’ approach and keeping a finger on the pulse of change.

The TRADE speaks with Natan Tiefenbrun, Cboe’s president for North American and European equities, and Stephen Berte, president of BIDS, about Cboe BIDS VWAP-X, its benefits and why Europe is ready for this type of execution mechanism.

Charlie Walker, deputy chief executive officer at the London Stock Exchange, discusses the key aspects surrounding the UK Capital Markets reform agenda, the Exchange’s role in making it easier for companies to access capital and liquidity in the UK, as well as notable trends in the UK equities trading market.

One of the most important factors for traders when considering a strategy is the margin requirement for initiating and maintaining a position. Professional portfolio managers may benefit from applying portfolio margining, which focuses on total risk as opposed to the risk of loss for each position.