As prediction markets continue to garner significant traction across everything from sports to politics, the concept is now entering the radar of institutional trading. Natasha Cocksedge explores the up-and-coming sector to question whether it is truly about ‘buying into the future’ and where the line between trading and gambling is drawn.

Manual processing remains a stubborn feature of many sell-side execution desks' operations, with the majority of surveyed firms still relying on spreadsheets, emails and chat messaging, Acuiti’s head of research tells The TRADE.

Data asymmetries across global markets have led to a compression of the traditional sell-side, automated market makers and exchanges competing for the same flow rather than playing individual roles in the execution process, Market Structure Partners chief executive tells The TRADE.

New hire joins from Bernstein and is set to focus on expanding the program trading footprint at the firm, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE.

The TRADE catches up with Robert Romano, head of structured products, Americas at TP ICAP, to unpack the shifting dynamics of the US structured products market, from the accelerating push toward electronification to what the future may hold.

Natasha Cocksedge sits down with Mike Hewel, director, trading at Mercer Global Advisors at the Equities Leaders Summit in the US to discuss all things TCA, spanning execution, the tools and technologies shaping the landscape today, and its role in buy-side workflows.

A week on from the US’ so-called ‘Liberation Day’, Claudia Preece catches up with traders on both sides of the street to understand the state of play...

The TRADE sits down with head of electronic trading and execution strategy at Investec, Dominic Lowres, following the launch of the bank’s new low touch trading platform ZebrA-X, to deep dive into trends across the low touch sphere and the impact of shrinking commissions on the competitive landscape.

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.