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We explore the equity market’s changing competitive dynamics, the trading and investment process, OMS/EMS usage, TCA, algorithmic trading, liquidity sourcing, and regulation.
Our independent 3rd-party analyses form the basis for senior sell-side management to benchmark their client businesses, identify revenue opportunities, assess service quality, and optimize allocation of resources.
The expanding role of NBLPs: Inside FY25 revenue growth
Greenwich Report
As we noted last year, while the importance and influence of the largest traditional banks in global markets cannot be overstated, the gravitational pull of the “bulge bracket” nonbank liquidity providers (NBLPs) continues to intensify.
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Electronic trading held steady in April while overall volumes dropped month over month (12%) and year over year (5%), given the unique events of April 2025 and March 2026.
The U.S. Treasury market took a breather in April after the war in Iran catalyzed March’s record trading volumes.
The Coalition Investment Bank Index, which tracks the performance of the 12 largest investment banks globally, demonstrated robust performance in FY25, rising 14.5% year over year to $174.7 billion.
Lower capital requirements set to unleash bank market-making
Greenwich Report
For the past two years, U.S. global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) have operated under a regulatory overhang. Fearing a punitive Basel III endgame that initially threatened a ~20% hike in capital requirements, the industry built significant...
How the capital markets feel about tokenization
Greenwich Report
Asset tokenization can make transfers easier and faster and, by doing so, allow capital to be more efficiently and effectively put to work. While we are still far from truly programmable financial assets (e.g., automated dividends or coupons through...
Markets are inherently stressful. Technology reliability is now a human capital risk as much as an efficiency issue.
Canadian equity commission spending rose 6% year over year in 2025 to approximately $505 million, marking the highest level since 2021.