Despite the rapid uptake of algorithmic trading and execution within all cash-centric capital markets globally since 2010, wide-ranging use of transparent, unbiased transaction cost analysis (TCA) services and software applications within electronic cash FX trading specifically remains problematic for buyside firm currencies liquidity consumers and sellside institution currencies liquidity providers. For sellside cash FX execution franchises, the role of TCA offerings as a complement to algo execution service offerings in terms of its ability to enhance the broker / client relationship remains greatly important from both a strategic service offering and technology investment budget perspective.
This article by Senior Consultant Willis Bruckermann was recently published on FXAlgoNews.
