The TRADE 61 - Q3 2019 | Page 5

[ C O N T E N T S ] TIMELINE Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage & electronic equities 48 The TRADE highlights some of the key inflection points for Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage and electronic equities businesses that have been casualties of the German institution’s severe cost-cutting measures. IN-DEPTH How to deal with a billion-dollar credit portfolio trade The 2019 Execution Management Systems Survey The 2019 edition of The TRADE’s Execution Management Systems survey finds the space in rude health as execution quality continues to increase. 52 D A T A 94 Fragmentation in Europe 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. LiquidMetrix analyses the consolidated performance figures for stocks on major European indices and the changes from the previous quarter. BNP Paribas gives FX algos a voice with launch of ‘ALiX’ digital trading assistant 58 MARKET REVIEW 70 FINAL T H O U G H T S 98 Senior reporter Hayley McDowell gives her view on HKEX's approach for LSEG. BNP Paribas takes a leaf out of Silicon Valley’s book with a Siri-style digital trading assistant, which is launching alongside real-time market analytics and interactive algorithms as part of major upgrade to the bank’s Cortex FX trading platform, writes Hayley McDowell. The Trade’s (Unofficial) M&A Awards 2019 S U R V E Y 85 The TRADE reviews the mergers and takeovers that have caused a stir in the industry. The Unofficial M&A Awards return for a second year, as consolidation in the exchange space raises more than a few eyebrows and investment in FinTech has never been hotter. Issue 61 // TheTradeNews.com // 5