Please provide answers to the following questions. Participation is restricted to buyside firms only – only valid entries will be considered. All answers will be treated as strictly confidential and only the aggregate, anonymised results will be published. Thank you for taking part.

Part A: Pre-trade

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* 1. What pre-trade metrics do you use for automation / complex execution?

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* 2. What KPIs do you use to adjust execution and trading workflow?

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* 3. How do you supplement your E/OMS provider?

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* 4. Any other pre-trade pain points that you would like to see resolved?

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* 5. Please name what is in your opinion the best third-party provider for pre-trade analytics

Part B: Post-trade

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* 6. Select the most important constraint your trading desk operates under

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* 7. How much of a profit centre is trading in your firm?

  Not at all – it’s purely a cost centre Partly – pick the categories that generate alpha Completely - trading alpha is separate from PM alpha
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* 8. How do you evaluate trading alpha?

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* 9. Any other post-trade pain points that you would like to see resolved?

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* 10. Please name what is in your opinion the best third-party provider for post-trade analytics

Before submitting your response, please tell us about yourself. This is only to ensure valid responses and prevent duplication. Information will remain private and not be used for marketing.

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* 11. What is your name?

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* 12. What is your firm?

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* 13. What is your job function?

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* 14. What is your email address?

Thank you for completing the survey. Results will be published in Global Trading.

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