Transaction-cost analysis (TCA)
ITG Ventures into FX TCA
NEW YORK-Transaction cost analysis (TCA) provider and agency broker Investment Technology Group (ITG) has recently expanded its asset class coverage with the launch of its ITG TCA for FX, a post-trade analysis tool that ITG developed in conjunction with…
Quod to Focus on Benchmarking Capabilities
NEW YORK-As part of the next release of its trading execution platform, QF Adaptive Execution Platform (AEP), which is expected to launch in several weeks, Quod Financial will add features to the existing statistical engine to provide post-trade…
Winterflood Elects IFS as TCA Provider
LONDON-U.K. broker Winterflood Securities has begun using the LiquidMetrix transaction cost analysis (TCA) platform from London-based vendor Intelligent Financial Systems (IFS) to benchmark the performance of its Winner electronic market-making platform.
FXall Prepares Trade Analytics
NEW YORK-Foreign exchange (FX) ECN operator FXall plans to introduce a set of pre- and post-trade analytics based on the trading trends that officials observe within the FXall's trading platforms, DWT has learned.
Overcoming the Options Dilemma
As more institutional investors open their portfolios to equity options, sell-side broker-dealers face the challenge of executing instructional-sized orders in a market that is typically less liquid than equities.
ConvergEx Delves into Options TCA
NEW YORK-Agency brokerage BNY ConvergEx plans to expand the breadth of its transaction cost analysis (TCA) offering to cover equity options, DWT has learned.