Welcome to the latest episode of At the Forefront: Fintech Conversations! Launched in 2020, this ongoing series has been developed to help you stay informed as we highlight key industry developments and delve into the people, companies and thought processes that keep the capital markets and fintech sector humming.
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In our latest installment, Forefront Senior Vice President and host of “At the Forefront” Michael Kingsley sits down with returning guest Aaron Hantman, Co-Founder and CEO of Tourmaline Partners, a leading outsourced trading solutions firm that provides tailor-made services to hedge funds and asset managers of all sizes. The two explore a recent report produced by Coalition Greenwich, “A Deeper Dive into the Outsourced Trading Evolution,” discussing its key findings and where this fast-growing industry stands today.
See below for a breakdown of what was discussed. Happy listening!
Timestamps:
1:00 – Can you talk about the significance of this report and how it differs from the report Greenwich produced on the topic four years ago?
2:55 – Can you take us through how the report differentiates the various outsourced trading models on the market?
6:10 – What are the key questions you think buy-side firms that are considering outsourced trading should ask to help them select from the three models you just described?
9:05 – Can you explain the difference between full outsourcing vs. supplemental trading and how Tourmaline fits into this?