Technology: Can EMS become a desktop trading venue?

Direct streaming of dealer prices could allow traders to bypass third party venues, if their desktop systems can be used to execute direct streams from dealers. Source: fidesk Execution management systems (EMSs) could become a focal point for direct connectivity with dealers on the buy-side desktop. To date they have often struggled to find a place…

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‘Future-Proofing’ the Trading Desk

On the topic of future-proofing your trading desk, @Simon Steward mentions, “I would say that data is key. Traders have access to vast amounts of data that both validate and challenge outcomes. By acknowledging and utilising data, traders can always continue to improve and evolve.” Harnessing data properly from multiple unique sources is the critical…

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Why Are Most Corporate Bonds Still Traded on the Phone?

 Buying into the corporate bonds market still requires calling an investment dealer’s trading desk most of the time, which has remained unchanged for several decades. Source: The Economist Manual trading has all but disappeared in much of finance. Most stock exchanges no longer have shouting floor traders; anyone from retail investors to the largest asset…

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