As 2011 gets under way, institutional traders are grappling with a mix of electronic execution platforms that provide connectivity to algorithmic trading strategies, dark pools and trading analytics. With limited real estate on the buy-side desktop — even as traders stare at three or four screens — more and more firms are moving to multibroker platforms that can handle multiple asset classes. As buy-side firms gravitate toward broker neutrality, pundits are predicting consolidation in the sector. Judging from two recent transactions in the order management and execution management space, the broker-neutral trend is in full swing.
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