Tag: UBS
Chris McConville joins Kepler Cheuvreux
Broker Kepler Cheuvreux has made three major new appointments to support its strategic ambitions in equity brokerage: Stéphane Bouret as global head of equity...
James Rubinstein new Americas head of execution and quantitative services at...
Agency broker and block trading specialist, Liquidnet, has appointed James Rubinstein as head of execution and quantitative services (EQS), Americas.
Based in New York, Rubinstein...
Market reflects grim situation in Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 by Russia, wedded to subsequent sanctions and travel restrictions have triggered a series of market responses...
How Omicron has shaken trading desks
Investors and analysts are urging a cautious response to the new Covid variant – Omicron – after Friday’s markets saw the Volatility Index (VIX)...
FILS 2021: Dealers outline strategy for direct connectivity
Buy-side traders are seeing their sell-side counterparts offering direct streamed prices as an alternative source for data and direct trading, which dealers see as...
THETA hires Flanagan amid whirlwind of connectivity ahead of launch
THETA, the specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Paul Flanagan as strategic sales advisor, managing relationships with buy-side firms.
Flanagan...
Surprise at inaccurate US election poll predictions has increased volatility
With a victory for either side being far from clear in the US election, investment commentators have warned of sustained volatility across asset classes....
China’s bond futures add to liquidity from index inclusion
Still fighting for the depth of US and Japanese bond markets, China’s liberalisation of derivatives trading bodes well for market liquidity. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.
After almost...
Lynn Challenger: Riding out historical volatility
UBS AM’s trading team is designed to engage by choice, not necessity, allowing it to move in heavily directional markets for the advantage of...
E-trading ‘outpaced’ voice for some traders in liquidity crisis
The market has evolved valuable alternatives to traditional dealer liquidity.
Electronic trading was tested in the March 2020 sell-off, and it held up well. But, most...
