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Executive Summary

This report provides detailed information from fixed income investors across the globe, including helpful benchmark data such as:

  • Annual trading desk budget information
  • Trading desk staffing information
  • OMS/EMS usage
  • TCA usage

Graphic slides include:

  • Methodology
  • 2014 Trading Desk Budget Information
  • 2014 Trading Desk Budget Breakdown Information
  • The Global Head of Trading is responsible for the daily oversight of trading desk budgets
  • Among fixed income trading desks
  • Fixed Income traders continue to trade multiple asset classes
  • Cross-Asset Products Traded by Fixed Income Traders
  • On average, there is a preference for a single platform 
  • Transaction Cost Analysis continues to play a pivotal role on Equity trading desks
Methodology

Research is based on online interviews conducted from August through September 2014 with 88 buy-side fixed income traders. The data in this report is based upon aggregated results from individuals participating in the study.

Buy-side institutional investors  were asked to provide quantitative and qualitative evaluations on important market trends like trading desk budget totals, budget allocations, staffing, OMS usage, EMS usage, and TCA usage.