Last week I attended the sold-out Empire Startups FinTech conference in NYC. From the moment I walked in I realized this was not your typical stop on the conference circuit...
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The unspoken truth: What equity traders wish their brokers understood (but are too polite to say)
A good broker can transform an equity trader’s day. They’re not just order-takers, they’re problem-solvers, partners and sometimes even advisors. But reaching that level of trust and understanding requires give and take. Communication is key—and sometimes, that means having tough conversations. To spark a healthy dialogue, we surveyed 40 U.S. buy-side traders about what they wish their brokers understood better about their daily grind.
Implementing a pilot that will narrowly look at just one part of our controversial market structure will not result in any meaningful improvement.
The Difference between Price Makers and Market Makers
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The buy side's ability to make a price in the market does not make them market makers.
Discussing increasing buyside budget allocation to traders vs technology
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February 29, 2016
Richard Johnson, Greenwich Associates vice president of market structure and technology, discusses the results of the firm's survey of 256 buy-side traders around the world. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Markets."
The governance of an arcane construct of US Market Structure - NMS Plans - can have a profound effect on how our markets work.
Europe has long led the charge in fixed income e-trading adoption. But our latest study of corporate bond investors in Europe points to a potential glass ceiling.
Yellen, Bond Liquidity and Why Sales Traders Matter
Greenwich Blog
Kevin McPartland's discussion with Bloomberg TV about why the Fed shouldn't hyper focus on short term market volatility, how bond market liquidity has changed but a crisis isn't likely, and last but not least how relationships still matter even in...
The biggest FinTech story of last week was the announcement that not only had Digital Asset Holdings (DAH) raised $52mm in funding, but had also secured a strategic contract to develop distributed ledger (blockchain) settlement solutions for ASX...
Users Not so “In-the-Dark” When it Comes to Dark Pools
January 26, 2016
There has been plenty of talk amongst the industry about the MiFID II rules aimed at bringing more transparency to dark pool trading venues across Europe.
Kevin McPartland, Head of Market Structure and Technology at Greenwich Associates and Jim Jockle, CMO of Numerix review the years’ top trends in market structure, regulation, and technology. Kevin reviews his "15 for 2015: Top Trends to Watch"...
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