BTIG Adds Outsource Trading In Asia
Hong Kong – August 15, 2011 – BTIG Hong Kong Limited, an affiliate of BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, today announced that it has launched its Outsource Trading Desk and related services to clients in Asia, expanding BTIG’s Global Outsource Trading team. BTIG’s Outsource Trading Desk allows hedge fund managers to outsource their internal trading functions using BTIG’s buyside trading desk, which enables investment managers, regardless of size, to leverage the firm’s experienced 16-person global team.
The outsource service can be tailored to the individual needs of each client, which means BTIG can act as the sole trading arm, supplement an in-house desk, handle overflow on heavy trading days or provide coverage when in-house traders are unavailable.
The new Asia desk, which is being spearheaded by BTIG Executive Director Trevor Harrison, follows the launch of BTIG’s Outsource Trading Desk in Sydney, Australia, 18 months ago. The Outsource Trading Desk in the United States has been operating for nine years. Globally, BTIG’s Outsource Trading Desk handles more than 140 clients.
Jesse Lentchner, BTIG Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific, said, “BTIG understands the challenges facing fund managers who want to execute their global strategies and grow their managed assets without having to build out a dedicated in-house trading desk. BTIG’s Outsource Trading Desk provides these managers not only with a valuable service, but also with instant trading expertise.”
Larger established managers and small emerging hedge funds are both gravitating towards this outsource trading model as their underlying investors demand that they operate with lower and more flexible cost structures. BTIG’s Outsource Trading Desk allows managers to avoid the fixed cost of maintaining and managing employees and technology in other countries while still getting dedicated attention to execute their trading orders.
Added Harrison, “We believe much of the growth in the Asia-based Outsource Trading service will come from new manager launches. New managers will choose outsource trading as an interim solution until their assets under management support hiring a bigger team. We also expect that existing fund managers will add BTIG as an extension of their internal dealing desk or as a substitute for employing one in-house. The outsource solution we provide allows investment managers to concentrate on what they do best – identifying new investment opportunities and managing current investments.”
To find out more about BTIG’s Outsource Trading service, please visit www.btig.com or call Trevor Harrison at +852 3416 5002.
About BTIG
BTIG Hong Kong Limited is an affiliate of BTIG, LLC, a US based broker-dealer and a premier global institutional brokerage and fund services company. Founded in 2002, BTIG, including through its affiliates, employs nearly 400 professionals in five different countries. BTIG serves customers from all over the world and offers services in 11 areas: Equity Trading, Fixed Income, Futures Trading, Convertible Securities, Equity Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Outsource Trading, Direct Market Access, Capital Markets, Equity Research and Corporate Access. BTIG has nine US offices: New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Greenwich, Red Bank, and Orinda, and four international affiliates: London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.
BTIG LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC
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