Discover why the use of
portfolio trading has surged and stay ahead of innovative developments and products in
this highly dynamic sector. The Handbook discusses progress and trends at an international
level and considers how companies can invest in and profit from best practice in this
area. A series of articles discuss subjects and products at the forefront of investors'
agendas: equity indices, transition management, transaction cost analysis, risk
management, closing prices and index tracking. The Handbook also features contact listings
for each contributing company's individual portfolio trading department.
Contents
Introduction: an overview of
portfolio trading and the evolution of execution services
Who is best positioned to
offer transition management?
Transaction cost analysis: a
centre stage presence in equity markets
Choosing between sources of
liquidity in transition management of equity portfolios
Risk management techniques
to enhance guaranteed trading
The prominence of equity
indices and rise of passive funds
European closing prices:
closing mechanisms and price movements used by European exchanges
Beta estimation and hedging
in hectic markets: a two-state mixture model
Index tracking under
transaction costs: rebalancing passive portfolios
Risk control in global
transitions: a case study illustration