Despite improvements in European financial markets, persistent lethargic conditions have meant that technology investments are still shaped by cost and efficiency drivers. However, growth initiatives are increasing, although selectively. Where are the opportunities for trading vendors and how should they go to market? How should institutions operate and where can technology be best utilized?

• Highlight trends and key areas of activities within capital markets sell-side trading sectors
• Map out a picture of the market landscape, competitive dynamics and vendor strategies for trading solution vendors
• Deliver strategic implications for both institutions & vendors, based on evolving market, competitor & financial services end-user dynamics.
• Provide market opportunities & forecasts for applications expenditure across asset management, brokerage and private banking sectors

Driven by the uncertainty in the broader capital markets environment as a whole, trading related technology spend will be focused on two tenets: building capability for product innovation, and operating a lean and mean organization

Larger Tier 1 banks with strong franchises in specific asset classes will continue to provide a market for asset-aligned trading specialists, but there will be increasing pressures to create cross asset capability

Amongst established end-user segments, institutional brokerages will still contribute the largest area of application spend, although asset management and private banking sectors will provide the highest growth at more than 8% CAGR

• Understand trends and key areas of activities within capital markets sell-side trading sectors
• Gain insight into how the interplay of end-user trading, regulation & FSI dynamics are driving a renewed focus in growth initiatives & IT investments
• Obtain market forecasts for application spend across the various market participants