Opinions

Opinions
January 9, 2025

Competing for Order Flow—The Differentiation Dilemma

What does competing order flow mean to you? The economics of providing sell-side execution services have become increasingly challenging since…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Living with Giants; Tough Times for the Institutional Sell-side Market

The institutional sell-side market has had a tough time over recent years. Concerns over economic outlook, shrinking commissions and rising…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Rethinking ‘Buy or Build’

Best-Execution speaks to Rapid Addition CEO, Mike Powell about market trends and the launch of their new trading technology platform.…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Europe’s institutional sell-side firms have had a tough time in recent years. As well…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

A Match Made in Heaven? The Growing Importance of Systematic Internalisation

It’s easy, and perhaps convenient, to forget the mad scramble to be ready for MiFID II. Many firms struggled to…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Beware the Onboarding Nightmare in the Battle for Client Order Flow

Regulatory scrutiny of buy-side broker selection and best-execution benchmarking, together with research unbundling rules, have led many asset managers to…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Living with Giants—Tough Times for the Institutional Sell-side Market

The institutional sell-side market has had a tough time over recent years. Concerns over economic outlook, shrinking commissions and rising…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Standing Out From the Pack or Reinventing the Wheel?

Last week our CEO, Mike Powell, took part in a panel exploring the much debated issue of whether firms should…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Fluid Dynamics—The Evolving Shape of European Market Liquidity

Nearly 2 years after the implementation of MiFID II, the equity market landscape is now taking shape. What was initially…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Connecting Markets: Going with the Flow

With the competition for buy-side order flow more challenging than ever, and a crowded market with an uncertain outlook for…

Read More
Opinions
January 9, 2025

Nordic Trading—Market Insight a Competitive Advantage

Rapid Addition was in Stockholm last week for the FIX Trading Community’s Nordic Trading Briefing 2019 event. A strong turn…

Read More
January 9, 2025

Reduced Latency is Winning the War Against Stale Prices

FIX engine platform vendors must continuously improve performance if they are to keep meeting clients’ demands, says Rapid Addition Chairman…

Read More