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LEADERS IN TRADING : THE
DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
Behind the scenes
In March , The TRADE presented its Leaders in Trading 2020 ceremony like never before with a special on-demand digital experience , known as LiTDX .
Rising Stars of Trading and Execution
Drawn up from an industry-wide nomination process , The TRADE ’ s LiTDX
Rising Stars of Trading and Execution
2020 , in partnership with Instinet , recognise the most promising and upand-coming talent in buy-side trading .
IN DEPTH
The Reddit Revolt : GameStop and the impact of social media on institutional investors
Following the explosive events surrounding GameStop in January ,
Annabel Smith unpacks the role of social media in this cautionary tale and its impact on institutional investors .
Machine learning futures algo trading surges at JP Morgan
Peter Ward , global head of futures and options electronic execution at JP
Morgan , tells Hayley McDowell that buy-side adoption of its reinforcement learning FICC futures algorithms has surged in recent years .
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Active ETFs : Europe has a way to go
As Europe is yet to see the significant uptake in actively managed ETFs that the US market has experienced , Annabel Smith asks why that is and how active ETFs operate .
SURVEY
The 2021 Algorithmic Trading Survey
As the percentage of funds trading via algos continued to rise , the long-only results of The TRADE ’ s Algorithmic Trading Survey 2021 reveal that traders relied on tried and tested VWAP and TWAP strategies during the market uncertainty .
FINAL THOUGHTS
Reflection and reminding
While celebrating the progress we ’ ve made as an industry when it comes to gender diversity for International Women ’ s day 2021 , Virginie O ’ Shea founder of Firebrand Research , reminds us of the distance we still have to go for equality .
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