Publisher's Synopsis
Institutional investors are under increasing pressure to control transaction costs and execute trades more quickly and efficiently. This book, which contains contributions by many well-known investment practitioners as well as some leading academics, explains how securities transactions are processed, reveals the true impact of transaction costs on investment performance, and describes new trading methods that have been developed in recent years, including passive trading, basket trading, crossing networks, sunshine trading, and electronic trading. A critical examination of proposed alternative market structures is also included. The text will be of interest to institutional investors, portfolio managers, financial industry professionals, students and academics.
