Making cost savings

Technology is a key focus for equity derivatives trading desks, particularly in the current environment of cost-cutting and consolidation at many of the region’s banks, writes Clive Davidson

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Turbulence in the equity markets, with falling prices and volumes, has hit trading revenues hard, and firms are under intense pressure to cut their costs. A key area of focus is technology, not only in terms of reducing the spending on systems, but also in terms of introducing automation where traditional processes are expensive, and in looking for opportunities where judicial spending on new applications could bring additional profits.

“Several factors are forcing firms in the [Asia-Pacific]

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