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Exploring tailored FX execution algo trading solutions

August 2025 in Industry Views

The variety of desired execution outcomes from utilising FX algos can be as varied and disparate as the individual clients operating in the markets today. Persistent industry pressures such as the need to manage costs and more efficiently access liquidity further combine to create a lengthy shopping list of client needs which algo providers are now increasingly aware of and keen to cater to. This is fuelling the marked upturn in client requests for customisations or tailor-made algo products which algo providers are now seeking to support. But with the rise of a variety of new developments in algo customisations, from modular algo trading frameworks to the co-development of bespoke toolsets, what are the changes that truly add value and what should banks be focusing on to deliver the best outcome for their clients? Nicola Tavendale investigates.

There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to algo execution, due to different execution objectives and target benchmarks among clients, explains Neil McClements, Head of EMEA Multi-Asset e-Sales, RBC Capital Markets (RBCCM). He notes that by partnering with clients, the bank is able to provide more tailored, optimised solutions. “We have clients who use our intelligent hybrid IS algo strategy, for example, but what a hedge fund determines as aggressive urgency can be very different to what an asset manager There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to algo execution, due to different execution objectives and target benchmarks among clients, explains Neil McClements, Head of EMEA Multi-Asset e-Sales, RBC Capital Markets (RBCCM). He notes that by partnering with clients, the bank is able to provide more tailored, optimised solutions. “We have clients who use our intelligent hybrid IS algo strategy, for example, but what a hedge fund determines as aggressive urgency can be very different to what an asset manager

There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to algo execution, due to different execution objectives and target benchmarks among clients, explains Neil McClements, Head of EMEA Multi-Asset e-Sales, RBC Capital Markets (RBCCM). He notes that by partnering with clients, the bank is able to provide more tailored, optimised solutions. “We have clients who use our intelligent hybrid IS algo strategy, for example, but what a hedge fund determines as aggressive urgency can be very different to what an asset manager

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