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Algorithmic trading: Smarter than ever?

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Algorithmic development has and always will evolve to achieve the best performance possible versus the client benchmark,” says Alex Harman, head of EMEA electronic and program trading at Goldman Sachs. The longer I take, the more opportunity/risk I’m exposed to.

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FX clearing volumes on the up despite a lack of clearing mandates

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One of the benefits of growth in FX clearing includes developments in financial resource management tools, said Coalition Greenwich, further highlighting that increased clearing is set to affect how and with whom the buy-side trades.

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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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Chasing innovation on Robeco’s global equity trading desk: ‘In order to stay good, we need to become better’

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“In the end, the efficiency that we hoped to reach with having one desk was not realised and therefore we said we want to focus on one specific asset class with dedicated equity traders, fixed income traders and FX traders,” says head of equity trading and operational portfolio management at Robeco, Robbert Wijgerse. “We

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Buy-side trading head recommends cautious approach to emerging markets despite strong investor interest

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Specifically, Collery highlighted the important role of portfolio managers and a proactive approach to forging those key relationships. However, despite this, Joe Collery, head of trading at Comgest endorsed a measured approach whilst speaking at TradeTech earlier this week.

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The evolution of the buy- and sell-side relationship

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Electronic trading capabilities have led to a major shift away from voice trading, and this has changed the role that counterparties play when they work together. We view this as a complement to broker led avenues of liquidity, not as a replacement.” Enhancements seen on the buy-side have lent themselves to more automation on the desk.

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The Big Interview: Angela McLean

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Hopefully soon it will be possible for those allocations to electronically flow back into the OMS making the workflow fully STP [straight through processed]. The post The Big Interview: Angela McLean appeared first on The TRADE.

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