Faced with a new working reality, the majority of enhancement requests coming from buy side firms to their EMS Platform Providers centre around a need for greater efficiency and better oversight of trading performance.
Specifically, members of The Finance Hive have asked for an opportunity to collectively present their EMS Platform shopping list, so providers know how and where they need to invest.
Informed by on-the-record interviews, polls and a roundtable discussion with a group of equity trading heads – hosted under Chatham House Rule – this report summarises the concerns and opportunities.
We want to know how flexible the platform providers are and how much they are willing to work with us to fit the solution into our own unique workflow.”
