Institutional traders ramping up dark pool scrutiny
Institutional trading desks are approaching alternative trading systems with more caution and, at times, even skepticism, according to the Greenwich Associates 2015 Trade Desk Optimization Study
Institutional trading desks are approaching alternative trading systems with more caution and, at times, even skepticism, according to the Greenwich Associates 2015 Trade Desk Optimization Study
According to research from Greenwich Associates, year-on-year market shares of the five biggest banks in Foreign Exchange shrank.
“Traders are less likely to accept at face value the quality of execution they receive from dark pools,” wrote John Colon, Managing Director at Greenwich Associates.
“The rules governing the treasury market are over a decade out of date,” says Kevin McPartland, at Greenwich Associates. “It’s time to take a look and see how the market has evolved and how rules need to adapt.”
Citi, a late entrant to FICC, is now ranked number one globally in the latest annual study from Greenwich Associates, the industry’s benchmark.
According to a recent study by Greenwich Associates only 31% of customers nationwide felt that their representative had completely identified their financial needs at account opening.
Just 16% of investment-grade corporate debt and 4% of high-yield debt is traded electronically, according to Greenwich Associates. In the foreign-exchange market, where more than $5 trillion trades each day, more than three-quarters of trades are...
A new study from Greenwich Associates highlights the growing adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) among institutional investors.
Electronic trading works well for equities, but for complex products like swaps, voice is still the preferred method according to Kevin McPartland, head of research for market structure at Greenwich Associates.
The buyside likes exchange traded funds despite last August’s ETF market meltdown. Greenwich Associates says there are five drivers behind traders’ affinity for the instruments.