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FinTech specialists have expressed concerns over the sell-side’s ability to price research for the buy-side as the clock ticks down to MiFID II implementation. One panellist at The TRADE’s FinTech Innovation for the Buy-side event described the sell-side as ‘too scared’ to price accurately, while another questioned their reluctance to seek help or consultation. Jim… Continue reading The TRADE: Buy Side Seek Clarity on Sell Side Research Pricing
Transparency has become the watchword by which every participant in the capital markets must now operate; almost every facet of electronic trading has become fundamentally tied to the ideals of openness and intelligibility over the past decade since the global credit crisis, and regulators worldwide continue to push for amplified visibility and culpability in all… Continue reading WatersTechnology: Buy-Side Firms Seek Order-Routing Transparency to Measure Broker Performance
Automated traders are in an elite club. Every day, they walk a high-stakes tightrope between the potential for big gains and big losses. Whether you’re a market maker, volatility trader, or systematic trader, every day is like a poker tournament held at microsecond speeds. That’s why speed commands so much attention in the machine trading… Continue reading Traders: Great Data – The Antidote to Speed and Volatility Stress
For many institutional traders and analysts, getting rid of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Order Protection Rule is a no-brainer, making it easier to trade in large blocks. But that’s not the case for retail investors, who value the rule that requires equity trades to be executed on the exchange that offers the best price.… Continue reading Pensions & Investments: Institutions At Odds with Retail Over SEC’s Order Protection Rule
On Feb. 25, Barron’s Bill Alpert warned investors to stay away from shares of Harley Davidson. At the time, he noted that the declining number if middle-aged white guys, its deteriorating loans, and declining ridership pointed to tough times for the Harley’s stock. Through last night, Harley’s shares had gained 5% since Bill’s story ran, but… Continue reading Barron’s: Harley Davidson — We Told You So…
The next commodity traded on an exchange could be manager research. Buying and selling investment research in a market is seen by some industry analysts as a natural progression from the current trend of aggregating a variety of research through financial technology. Impending European rules that will require unbundling and disclosure of research costs is… Continue reading Pensions & Investments: Research Could Be Next for Trading Floor
