The TRADE 62 - Q4 2019 | Page 22

[ O P I N I O N | O U T S O U R C E D T R A D I N G ] BIG DEBATE: The Outsourced trading In mid-November, The TRADE News published an opinion article on the rise of front-office outsourcing, and its potential impact on the trading community, penned by an anonymous senior buy-side head trader. The open letter generated plenty of attention following its release, even being mentioned at industry events in the US. In the interest of balance, The TRADE invited responses to the article from the industry and presents a selection of those that were submitted alongside the original. 22 // TheTrade // Winter 2019