The evolution of the trader
Pictet Asset Management’s global head of fixed income trading, Carl James, takes a look at how traders have evolved since the Big Bang in 1986 and finds the ability to adapt remains as important now as it did then.
Pictet Asset Management’s global head of fixed income trading, Carl James, takes a look at how traders have evolved since the Big Bang in 1986 and finds the ability to adapt remains as important now as it did then.
As a new decade begins, Chris Hall looks at how the role of the buy- and sell-side trader has evolved since the flash crash of 2010, and finds that while the buy-side has levelled up with brokers, progression has not always been smooth.
Following the launch of the first portfolio trading protocol in credit from Tradeweb earlier this year, Hayley McDowell breaks down how these complex transactions are executed and examines the rise of portfolio trading in credit markets.
AXA's Lee Sanders and Pictet's Carl James reject use of TCA in fixed income markets due to nature of products compared to equities.
Carl James has been a fixture of the buy-side world for the past 25 years, having run trading operations and desks around the world before taking on his current role as global head of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management. John Brazier talks to the winner of The TRADE’s prestigious buy-side lifetime achievement award about his career to date, embracing change and where the fixed income world is heading.
Carl James and Yann Couellan persuaded some delegates at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit this week that there is no need for an EMS in fixed income trading.
Heads of trading from Pictet Asset Management and BlueBay Asset Management underline the importance of adaptability as trading technologies become more automated.