For many people, a typical day for a stock-market trader appears to be glamorous, fast-moving and ultimately financially beneficial. In reality, the majority of activity is preparation to give a solid foundation for the day’s trading. That is not to say day traders do not think on their feet but a lot of the hard work is done before the market even opens.
While movies such as Wall Street give the impression that short-term trading is “easy”, this is not the case. Successful share traders require several traits to maximise their gains and minimise their losses. In all honesty, these traits are precisely the same for medium or long term traders, but what are they?
Undoubtedly, the Internet has been a game-changer for execution-only trading services. The ability to deal direct with markets has reduced latency and improved efficiency. Consequently, the number of global day traders has increased dramatically due to greater accessibility.
Here at Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd, we take a proactive approach to prime broking services, moulding our prime broking offering to each client’s specific requirements. As well as ongoing investment in new technology, we have a dedicated team ensuring that we also stay ahead of new regulations.
At Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd, we constantly invest in new technology and best of class trading platforms. This ensures that we can offer highly efficient trading services at extremely competitive rates.
When researching broker services, you will come across the term low latency execution. While it is extremely technical, the concept is relatively straightforward and a vital part of any trade execution service.
In the past, investors went to different third parties to secure various elements of global investment services. Clearing services, safe custody, trade execution, market coverage, payment services, and asset management make up this complex investment jigsaw.
When researching execution-only trading services, you will come across the terms retail execution-only and institutional execution-only. A retail client is an individual that buys and sells investments, in this instance, without any advice. An institutional client is a corporate customer that invests on behalf of others.
Most investors are aware of the term clearing and safe custody services but often take them for granted. However, trading can become challenging without a reliable and experienced clearing and custody partner.
An execution-only broker will carry out the client’s instructions without giving any advice or guidance. While this is relatively straightforward, the action of trade execution needs to be fast (low latency) and transparent with prompt reporting.