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Direct Market Access (DMA)

Rapid advances in technology give buy-side institutions the benefit of choosing from many different methods for direct market access (DMA) trades, whether they self execute or trade through a broker.  Sparked by an intensified drive for better portfolio performance, lower transaction costs and greater execution management control, DMA offers an excellent solution in today’s increasingly competitive markets to achieve these goals.  Pulse Trading can help you find the right tools.

With our top-rated trading technology knowledge, we are uniquely positioned to advise clients about the advantages and disadvantages of DMA applications, including the use of intelligent algorithms and synthetic logic designed to locate liquidity points.  Distinguishing between single stock and program trading, we recommend the best, most user-friendly and appropriate methods to access all the different types of active equity market systems.  

Pulse is frequently requested by buy-side desks to be their primary point of access to certain equity markets, using our own selection of leading-edge DMA technology.  Advantages to using Pulse include our skills at integrating with order management systems (OMS), developing intelligent order entry features and customizing front-ends.

Also, in many cases, institutions will self-direct certain types of trades themselves while asking Pulse to execute other, usually more difficult and labor intensive, orders. This cooperative approach, where Pulse works in tandem as a direct extension of a client’s trading desk, can be extremely beneficial when broker-enabled services are required, including market intelligence, liquidity management, tactical trading and extended hours trading.  The resulting synergy produces superb results in terms of market access, trade management and speed of execution.

Pulse Trading, with its nationwide network of trading rooms, has built an industry-leading reputation for achieving best executions with a successful combination of human talent and advanced technology.  Direct market access (DMA) is an integral part of the Pulse service.

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