New hire was named Trader of the Year at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading awards in 2023.

Dimitri Mongeot, derivatives trader, AXA IM at BNPP AM, sits down with The TRADE to unpack the key EU market structure changes to keep an eye on, the shifting liquidity dynamics between OTC and listed derivatives, and the persistent impact of EU and US divergence.

Former Rising Star of Trading and Execution, Carla Quintero, trader at HSBC Asset Management, sits down with Claudia Preece to discuss her journey to her current role at the firm, unpacking the successful desk dynamic, how the day-to-day for traders is continuing to evolve, and the best advice for up-and-coming talent on the buy-side.

“Ultimately it’s about quality of execution but to some extent it's a productivity game as well,” said Eric Böss, global head of trading at Allianz Global Investors, speaking on a fixed income-focused panel at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference.

Although bond managers are holding fast for the moment, only time will tell how markets may shift amid the crisis, with the industry facing two very different potential paths, according to experts.

The TRADE sits down with Inderjit Takk, VP, global head of trading at iA Global Asset Management, to unpack the empirical use of analytics across the foreign exchange space, including which innovations are front of mind, the importance of close collaboration between desks and data scientists, and the opportunities TCA poses for post-trade processes.

The outsourced trading space is reportedly booming, yet shock exits from staple providers in the space have shaken up the landscape providing opportunity to all those who remain and new entrants eyeing the sector.

The TRADE catches up with Stéphane Xavier, emerging markets FX and rates trader, Neuberger Berman, to dissect the current state of play when it comes to frontier markets, highlighting the valuable diversification opportunities they present, decreasing complexity further opening the door to investors, and what to keep an eye on going forward.

The TRADE sits down with Benjamin Mahe, head of high touch trading AXA IM at BNP Paribas Asset Management, to discuss what needs to be done to help ease the integration and connection between transaction cost analysis (TCA) and OMS providers, the main challenges presented by TCA on the desk, and its growing presence across the buy-side.