The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Additionally, multi-manager hedge funds have continued to win the lion’s share of the new capital coming into the industry as they have been rewarded for their ability to mitigate risk while still delivering positive alpha to their investors. Data from Convergence tracking the top 25 prime brokers showed their market share grew from 83.3%

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Funds Broker Bank Banking 69

How2Exit

MARCH 21, 2023

Additionally, it is important to ensure that any personal expenses are removed from the books before the business is put up for sale. Additionally, it is important to have the books in order before putting the business up for sale. This includes removing any personal expenses, such as vehicle leases and phone bills, from the books.

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How2Exit

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Richard also discusses the role of brokers and the importance of maintaining a good relationship with sellers throughout the buying process. rn Validate everything the broker and seller tell you; it's up to you to diligence it. rn Maintain a good relationship with sellers and use brokers as a resource.

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Business Mergers and Acquisitions Education Broker 130

The TRADE

OCTOBER 4, 2023

LiquidityBook is set to acquire boutique capital markets fintech provider, Messer Financial Software, in a bid to accelerate its multi-asset capabilities. With regard to our buy-side clients, and especially newer or smaller funds, time and again we hear their need to shadow their fund admins or manage their own books and records.

Portfolio Management 59

Portfolio Management Architecture Portfolio Accountant 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 8, 2023

There are two broad categories of commodity trading, and each firm above fits within one or the other: 1) Physical – This category is more capital-intensive and requires serious logistics and operations know-how and a wide network. The downside is that it takes a long time to get your own book, which creates a lot of market/cyclical risk.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2023

Certainly, there will be a lot of burden on broker dealers to adjust their routing and adding venues, but it’s not incredibly impactful.” billion in 2020 and 2021 on PFOF, most of it on options, followed by Susquehanna (G1X global execution brokers), which spent a $1.5

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Equities Retail Trading Broker 52

The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2023

BMLL Technologies BMLL provides its clients – banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds, global exchange groups, academic institutions and regulators immediate and flexible access to Level 3, harmonised, T+1 historical order book data and advanced pre- and post-trade analytics at scale.

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Trading Investment Business Valuation 59

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 23, 2024

Having less capital to weather tough economies, keep up with the competition, overcome bad decisions or embezzlement — it happens to tire dealers more often than you think — can kill a company fast. A deep dive into the average working capital required in the business is often beyond a seller’s financial understanding.

Business 52

Business Book-building Sale Profitability 52

The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

They’re newer in terms of access to capital but less developed in terms of how feasible it is to get into them. In nothing short of a baptism of fire, he took his first steps into trading in January 2007 in the build-up to the global financial crisis. Willis is one of the longer serving members of the trading team in London.

Trading 59

Trading Bulge Bracket Asset Management Bank 59

GillAgency

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It is written in a way that will help you, in case you decide to go about the process without a business broker. You are always welcome to call us or talk to any business broker about the state of the business world. Build a winning team It is a common practice for business owners to keep the sale process hushed and try to do it alone.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s not building up over weeks and weeks. Also falling under the team’s developed markets umbrella is the convertible bonds book of business. Trading emerging markets credit for the sell-side is more capital intensive and requires more balance sheet usage. We have to act quickly on them.

Trading 98

Trading Asset Management Management Electronics 98

The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2023

“If I look at who the biggest players in the European markets were 10 years ago it’s very different to who they are today,” says Bobby Molavi, head of EMEA execution services and European primary distribution for equity capital markets at Goldman Sachs. When it comes to algos, VWAP is most dominant in the quantitative space.

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Equities Trading Electronics Sale 52

The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2023

It’s in people’s DNA to invest in capital markets in the US. Donker added: “We [Euronext] are afraid that the CT will be used as a validation for executing retail on a systematic internaliser or on a dark pool and this will come to the detriment of the multi-lateral order book. This is not even close to the same level as in the US.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 27, 2025

He’s, in my opinion, one of the best operators in the industry, and today he will share insights into scaling a business, building a winning culture, and navigating the sale of a rapidly growing MSO. And then I think just building, again, the stores were phenomenal, but building a corporate probably before I need it.

M&A 52

M&A IT Book-building Business 52

The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The pandemic marked a seminal moment across the capital markets, effectively drawing a line between the old world and the new. Hedge fund launches now often choose outsourced trading over building their own capabilities. But that’s not to say it’s going to be for everyone.

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Trading Management Funds Asset Management 64

How2Exit

MARCH 17, 2025

His latest project is his book Paycheck to Freedom , co-authored with Tom Wheelwright, aimed at guiding people from employment to business ownership. His journey from struggling student to real estate investor, then into SBA lending and franchise brokering, highlights the resilience and adaptability needed for success in business.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The key lies in leveraging venue-neutral, multi-channel technology to build a robust distribution platform. Also, the velocity of the underlying market has increased which means that banks using Excel to manage their FX swaps books are now turning to technology solutions to keep pace.

Trading 85

Trading Electronics Bank Banking 85

The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Hayley McDowell, EU equity electronic sales trader and market structure consultant, RBC In 2025, we will see momentum in European dark trading continue to build. Euronext introduced their dark book in Q2 2024, enabling clients to trade at mid-point in the dark. Watch this space!

Trading 59

Trading Retail Investment Education 59

The TRADE

DECEMBER 12, 2024

According BMLL Technologies data, bilateral trading accounted for 35% of overall notional traded as of November 2024, including request for quote (RFQ), off-book on-exchange, over the counter (OTC) and SI volumes both above and below the large in scale (LiS) threshold. This marks a 12% increase since January 2021.

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Book-building Trading Electronics IT 52

Sun Acquisitions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Standard marketing steps include developing a compelling pitch book or confidential information memorandum that highlights your businesss strengths, qualifying potential buyers to ensure theyre serious and sufficiently capitalized and handling all inquiries and negotiations discreetly.

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Business IT Sale Valuation 105