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  • FX Algos Gain Adoption on the Buy Side as Best Ex and TCA Fuel Change

    With the proliferation of algorithms in currency markets and regulatory pressure to prove best execution, buy-side trading desks are adopting algorithms to source liquidity and lower trading costs in FX trading.

    By Ivy Schmerken February 19, 2020 Insights

  • Data Analytics Overtakes Big Data

    While the concept of big data has focused on the problem of collecting and processing vast quantities of data i— the trend is moving toward data analytics.

    By Ivy Schmerken September 25, 2019 Insights

  • What Demands Will Pull the Buy Side Towards an OEMS?

    Competitive forces are at play in the OMS and EMS markets where vendors are expanding their capabilities at both ends to build the coveted OEMS. Due to tighter IT budgets, compliance mandates and expansion of electronic trading across asset classes, firms may be looking to bring these two platforms together. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken January 17, 2017 Insights

  • Multi-Asset Trading Now in Vogue for the Buy Side?

    Demand for multi-asset trading on the buy side has “renewed” the importance of the execution management system’s role on buy-side trading desks in the battle for screen-based real estate. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken December 14, 2016 Insights

  • MiFID II: Brexit, Pain Points and Other Hurdles

    The UK’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union sent a shock through financial markets, but will it throw Britain’s compliance with MiFID II into a tailspin? FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken June 29, 2016 Insights

  • Quants, Compliance and the Buy-Side OMS

    OMS Challenges for the Buy-Side As hedge funds turn to a more active, quant-style of trading, they often need to run pre-trade compliance checks on hundreds if not thousands of names within seconds. But what …

    By Flex Advantage March 13, 2015 Insights