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Flow trading

Flow trading

Type of investment trading

In finance, flow trading occurs when a firm trades stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, their derivatives, or other financial instruments, with funds from a client, rather than its own funds.[1]

A stock trading desk

Flow trading can be a significant source of profits for investment banks.[2][3] Engaging in flow trading can also boost a firm's own proprietary trading profits via access to information on client activities. Additionally, the firm can often facilitate client trades by serving as the counterparty, thus profiting from the bid–offer spread.[3][4][5]

In 2011, the Volcker Rule aimed to limit flow trading businesses from taking proprietary bets.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Rosenstreich, Peter (2005). Forex Revolution: An Insider's Guide to the Real World of Foreign Exchange. p. 85. ISBN 0-13-148690-X.
  2. [2]
    Augar, Philip (2005). The Greed Merchants: How the Investment Banks Played the Free-Market Game. p. 111. ISBN 1-59184-087-2.
  3. [3]
    v.d. Wel, M. (2005). Riskfree Rate Dynamics: Information, Trading, and State Space Modeling. p. 43. ISBN 9789051707694.
  4. [4]
    Williams, Mark T. (2010). Uncontrolled Risk. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-07-163829-6.
  5. [5]
    William, James (2012). "CFD Broker: Profitable Flow Trading". Retrieved 2024-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. [6]
    Harper, Christine (10 October 2011). "Volcker Rule May Cut Fixed-Income Revenue 25%, Hintz Says". Bloomberg.com.


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