All-in execution costs
Separate spread and depth, trading charges, slippage and the effects of retries. Assess market impact where the available data supports it; keep modelled and observed quantities distinct.
ANALYTICS & RESEARCH
Turn market and execution data into practical decisions. Identify where costs arise, how liquidity behaves and which changes deserve to be made.
THE PRINCIPLE
A spread, a fill rate or a latency figure tells only part of the story. Meaningful analysis connects the measures, defines the observation window and considers the market conditions behind the result.
Separate spread and depth, trading charges, slippage and the effects of retries. Assess market impact where the available data supports it; keep modelled and observed quantities distinct.
Examine executable depth, pricing contribution, fill and rejection patterns, quote freshness and price leadership. Compare providers at an instrument and session level.
Study price behaviour around decisions and fills to understand selection effects and subsequent price movement. Interpret results alongside flow characteristics and market conditions.
Translate findings into focused changes to counterparty mix, execution logic or infrastructure. Reassess the result rather than assuming that a promising hypothesis will hold in production.
The objective is a better-understood execution process: clear definitions, relevant comparisons and a defensible basis for the next change.
LET’S EXAMINE THE OPPORTUNITY
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