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SSGA’s Sharon Ruffles on fixed income trading: It’s a different job every day

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Beginning her career on the buy-side at boutique asset manager Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment portfolio analyst in London in 1986, Ruffles has seen the markets through several highs and lows. When I joined State Street in 2004, we were electronically trading then. “In asks Ruffles. Absolutely yes. Ruffles says.

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A new chapter for RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s London-based fixed income trading desk

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While traders don’t have the authority to load up trades, outside of execution they are expected to collaborate with their portfolio managers to bring value add to the investment process by making suggestions around idea generation and execution. The trading team work closely in tandem with portfolio managers when preparing a strategy.

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Trading at the frontier

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If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations.

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