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Relationships Still Reign On Bond Trading Desks, But Change Is Occurring

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Mark Melin
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While leadership on bond trading desks hasn’t materially changed over the last decade  – bulge bracket banks and their large balance sheets still dominate – there are new dynamics propelling smaller regional firms to compete. Kevin McPartland, head of research and market structure at Greenwich Associates, recognizes this dynamic while noting a more current demographic shift among employee skills desired. In an industry where relationships still reign, a new generation of technically sophisticated talent is being sought to meet the challenges of electronic trading.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.