The Future of the Buy-Side Trader: From Hands to Eyes and Ears

Change, coming from a variety of sources, is altering every market – and every aspect of each market – all the time. And there is probably no function in the capital markets more endangered than the buy-side trader. Are we destined to see rows of empty desks where those traders used to sit? Or is there another function they can provide? This TABB Group Market Note examines the role of technology across the pre-trade and trading flows, and identifies an important role that the astute buy-side trader can fill in the future.