With the landscape of outsourced trading continuing to grow, Benjamin Arnold, founder and managing partner at Meraki Global Advisors, discusses the value of experienced traders for a fruitful offering and how to ensure outsourcing is genuinely accretive to investment managers.

Alessandro Cavallari, managing director, head of international sales and Steve Gutowski, head of financial intermediaries and banks coverage for Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) unpack the significant impact of market structure developments on traders’ operations from front-to-back, highlighting the importance of an integrated ‘one-stop-shop’ approach and keeping a finger on the pulse of change.

The TRADE speaks with Natan Tiefenbrun, Cboe’s president for North American and European equities, and Stephen Berte, president of BIDS, about Cboe BIDS VWAP-X, its benefits and why Europe is ready for this type of execution mechanism.

Charlie Walker, deputy chief executive officer at the London Stock Exchange, discusses the key aspects surrounding the UK Capital Markets reform agenda, the Exchange’s role in making it easier for companies to access capital and liquidity in the UK, as well as notable trends in the UK equities trading market.

One of the most important factors for traders when considering a strategy is the margin requirement for initiating and maintaining a position. Professional portfolio managers may benefit from applying portfolio margining, which focuses on total risk as opposed to the risk of loss for each position.

AI is not merely a tool, but a catalyst for change setting new standards and expectations. Amidst this transformation, the need to stay agile is paramount, writes RBC Capital Markets’ European head of multi-asset agency solutions, James Hilton.

Guy Melamed, co-founder and chief executive officer at Exberry, discusses the current capital markets landscape, key challenges facing exchanges and market operators, successful partnerships within our ecosystem and the firm’s vision for the future of capital markets technology.

With 2024 set to be an important year for market innovation across the board amid geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory change and irrevocable technological innovation, Hamish Adourian, head of sales and marketing at Sinara, delves into the current clearing landscape, unpacking what should be front of mind from a technological perspective.

The growth of European single stocks derivatives (SSDs) created a large and diverse range of products for equity market exposure. However, this growth came with complexity, often adding costs to trading. As the key hub for the European market, Eurex has undertaken constant upgrades to ensure cost-efficiencies for traders. The newest feature is enabling the home market settlement.

Natan Tiefenbrun, president for North American and European equities at Cboe Global Markets, and Maria Salamanca Mejia, head of EMEA market structure at Morgan Stanley, discuss the lit order book landscape and why a more in-depth analysis of the venues can enhance execution outcomes for clients.