
Buy side eyes outsourced trading amid Covid disruption
Pressure on trading continuity drives in-house desks to look outwards

Seesawing markets are forcing many buy-siders to reassess how they operate, as coronavirus upends the norms of trading. But for one segment of the industry, the disruption may bring an opportunity: outsourced trading firms.
Many are reporting interest in their services from asset managers struggling to cope with higher-than-usual trading volumes and volatility, or looking for back-up options. Dislocated markets are also pushing portfolio managers to explore unfamiliar asset classes in a bid to
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