Buy-Side

The T. Rowe Price fixed income desk on making an impact

T. Rowe Price’s global fixed income trading desk speaks to Claudia Preece fresh off the back of the firm’s Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year Award win at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading New York 2024 event, unpacking the importance of an integrated, collaborative approach to trading and leveraging individual talent to maximise team wins, as well as how life on the desk could look different in the not-so-distant future.

Trader of the Year Hedge Fund: Conversant Capital’s David Alfred

Annabel Smith sits down with the winner of the Trader of the Year – Hedge Fund Award at The TRADE’s inaugural Leaders in Trading New York, Conversant Capital’s David Alfred, to explore the role of hedge funds in the changing US landscape post-election, unpack his journey to the trading desk, and share advice for those starting out in his field.

Ninety One latest to join Saphyre platform

The London-based, South African investment manager will use Saphyre's platform to streamline the onboarding and maintenance of broker and custodian relationships.

The TRADE predictions series 2025: The liquidity landscape

Participants across TD Securities, Comgest, OpenGamma, Six Swiss Exchange and XTX Markets explore the changing liquidity landscape unpacking the increasing dominance of new players, fragmentation and navigating the macro landscape.

Liquidity, it’s a two-way street

Annabel Smith explores the growth of bilateral trading volumes in European equities, unpacking how the ascension of this increasingly complex segment could impact future liquidity and if it’s something regulators will assess further.

The future role of the trader as product owner

The TRADE sits down with Alan Martin Lucero, lead FX trader at Norges Bank Investment Management, to explore the future role of traders on the desk and how they’re expanding their market knowledge to become a jack of all trades across the trading lifecycle.