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“ There was more demand for people […] who also have more of a research-focused idea of trading and less on gut feeling .”
BASTIAAN BERENDSEN
on this selection process and its broker ranking capabilities . Now , both Ter Braak and Van der Schans are looking towards the firm ’ s global high touch traders .
“ Our high touch traders typically execute larger trades that can potentially have a lot of market impact ,” says Van der Schans . “ They are trying to identify when to speed up or when to slow down in the execution . If the trade is large , it ' s not always easy to find the liquidity . They have to determine when the price is good and when they want to do more .”
Global high touch Robeco has two equities high touch traders in each region it operates in – two in Rotterdam , two in Hong Kong and two in the US – allowing it to offer an around the clock trading model .
Lars ter Braak
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