Cowen Inc. announced this Tuesday that it has launched its full suite of liquidity seeking and execution products in Europe via the company’s UK-headquartered business platform – Cowen Execution Services Limited (CESL).
Cowen is a that provides sales, trading and prime brokerage services. The company’s British business platform is a multi-asset trading platform that provides execution services across global markets.
The firm’s platform has been optimised for Europe, with an algo suite that mirrors the company’s product in the United States. According to a statement published by the firm, the platform also provides non-conflicted routing, as Cowen is not an SI and it doesn’t operate an MTF.
Source: Cowen, Inc
“Our US clients have benefited from the fact that we are 100 percent aligned with their execution needs and have access to trading algorithms that support venue liquidity and price analysis, parent/child order performance, anonymity, and critical aspects of order execution practices.”
Cowen: algos can be tailored to client needs
Adding to this, Matt Cyzer, CEO, CESL, continued: “Cowen’s unique trading products are derived through quantitative research focused on market microstructure, portfolio execution optimisation, anti-gaming, short term alpha modeling, and execution optimisation, among other factors.
“In addition, our algos can be tailored to specific client needs. Our entire approach is best execution that is unconflicted with post-trade analysis to ensure constant evolution against ever changing market structure. We are extremely pleased to bring forward a full suite of these capabilities, specifically tailored for the European market.”
The diversified financial firm has been actively expanding its presence in Europe. As , the company appointed Jamie Niven to the role of head of EMEA distribution for CESL last year.
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