About Us

MyATMonitor is a unique service designed to offer buy-side traders a valuable and independent resource in the field of global equity trading and technology. This service is only available to buy-side traders.

In recent years there have been dramatic and fundamental changes in the job of institutional buy-side traders. Market regulation has been a catalyst for growing fragmentation of liquidity in major North American and European equity markets. A host of successful new trading venues with different rules, operating processes and technology have been established. Brokers have built a broad array of technology driven tools to support and enhance trading in this new environment, including suites of algorithms and smart order routing systems. EMS and OMS vendors have adapted their technology to help clients exploit the new opportunities with the minimum of business interruption, whilst independent technology and market data suppliers have also established themselves as solutions providers. In the meantime new research focused boutiques and the advent of commission sharing agreements have changed the face of the commission allocation process. Increasingly execution is separated from research provision. Finally the events of 2008 saw major investment banks get swallowed into larger institutions or simply disappear.

There is no sign that the pace of change is going to let up any time soon. In the meantime the business of investment management remains very fragmented. While there are some very large asset managers, there are also many companies with trading desks that only have a handful of individuals. How are these individuals to ensure that they remain up to date and positioned effectively to achieve the best results for their companies? Obviously providers of services will seek to educate and inform and may in some cases offer genuinely objective advice. But genuinely independent opinions are hard to find and sharing experiences with others facing similar challenges is complex.

MyATMonitor offers the answer to these dilemmas. MyATMonitor provides a unique environment where buy-side traders can share knowledge and experience directly with each other, through forums and blogs, confident that service suppliers, consultants, headhunters etc. are excluded from the dialogue. This exchange is encouraged through opinions, editorial, research and analysis, provided by experienced personnel with close knowledge of the global equity trading business.
Finally buy-side traders can use the site to remain informed about the latest developments in all aspects of their job. Not simply new technology and new products, but also evolution in market infrastructure and new trading strategies and different ways of looking at the business of equity trading as it continues to evolve.

By becoming a member of MyATMonitor, individuals ensure that they have access to the best available independent support as they navigate through these new and largely uncharted waters.

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