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BNP Paribas

Previously marketed as BNP Paribas Exane , this year , following the merge , the institution is listed under the banner of BNP Paribas , with all clients now having been migrated over to the BNP Paribas system , and the Exane algo suite being integrated into the BNP Paribas stack .

Under BNP Paribas ’ 2025 growth strategy , the bank is aiming to accelerate technological innovation and cross-business collaboration in order to enhance customer experience and provide best-in-class capabilities to its clients .
Unlike last year , BNP Paribas has reported very little in its provider questionnaire , other than highlighting its recent name change . However , there is still plenty of high points when it comes to this provider .
Across the board BNP Paribas has outperformed in all 15 categories , and has beaten the average , being marked as an overall outperformer once again . However , unlike last year , it would seem that traders are not so enamoured with BNP Paribas as they once were . Thirteen of the 15 categories covered by this survey have each seen a slight decline in their score . One trader suggests that this may be due to the recent merger , with a desk
head commenting that the “ service ( especially post-trade ) deteriorated heavily since the BNP acquisition of Exane ”.
However , although the score for customer support has fallen 0.28 since last year , it still remains firmly “ very good ” with a score of 6.28 . Additionally while one respondent reported being unimpressed with BNP Paribas , other traders seem perfectly content with the service they are receiving , commenting on their attentive nature .
It is worth noting that while last year , every category scored within the “ very good ” range , this year , two categories have fallen down into “ good ” ( although only just ). Both price improvement and routing logic analysis have seen a downward turn this year , although both remain firmly above the overall average score .
This year , BNP Paribas received 101 responses , with the majority coming from Europe ( 82 %), with just 8 % from the UK , 7 % from the USA and the remainder from ROW . Over a third of respondents ( 35 %) report to having an AUM of more than $ 50bn , and only 9 % report that they are looking to make use of additional algorithmic trading providers over the next 12 months .
BNP PARIBAS RATINGS FOR ALGORITHMIC PERFORMANCE
Increased trader productivity
Reduced market impact
Execution consistency
Cost Speed Anonymity Price improvement Customisation
6.28 6.15 6.22 6.07 6.24 6.38 5.94 6.16
Ease of use
Order routing logic / analysis
Customer support
Execution consulting
Dark pool access
Flexibility and sophistication of SOR
Algo monitoring
Average score
6.28 5.91 6.28 6.16 6.06 6.22 6.20 6.17
KEY STATS Overall Outperformer : Category Outperformer : X15

6.38 Highest score

( Anonymity )

5.91

Lowest score ( Routing logic analysis )

0.06

Most improved ( Algo monitoring )

-0.42

Least improved ( Routing logic analysis )
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