Research Services

Direct Access

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Tradebook Research provides direct access to well-regarded independent analysts. In addition to receiving research reports and invitations to events, clients can also connect directly with the analysts themselves for additional market insight or access to deep survey work and fundamental analysis.

Dedicated Research Consultant

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Each client’s research needs are unique – so we don’t use an automated filter. Bloomberg Tradebook offers clients the ease and expertise of a specialized consultant who can work as a single point of contact for our research offering. These consultants, who have completed extensive training, will provide clients with relevant research tailored to their needs.

Flexible Engagement Model

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Tradebook Research is highly flexible: you can customize your payment mechanism in a variety of ways so you only pay for the research you want using hard dollars, commission sharing arrangements (CSAs) or bundled commissions. Clients will get specific details on what research they will be receiving for their research spend.

Convenient Commission Management

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Customers can leverage commission sharing arrangements (CSAs) to reduce overall costs and achieve operational efficiencies. We can help you effectively manage relationships with different brokers and research providers through a single management portal and payment platform—with no additional fees.

Rigorous Selection Criteria

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Bloomberg Tradebook has selected independent research providers (IRPs) with a record of performance and informed perspectives on the markets they cover. Our fundamental selection criterion is the performance of the providers our clients use the most. Then we apply the deep analytical insight afforded by Bloomberg’s vast information network to identify the ones who can add value to the investment process.

Current IRPs include: Capital Markets Research, IDC Tech Investor, IPO Financial, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, H&M Consulting Group, Lombard Street Research, Riedel Research Group, Roubini Global Economics, Sales Pulse Research LLC, The Analyst, Thompson Research Group, Turning Point Analytics, Two Rivers Analytics, Veritas Investment Research and Wolters Kluwer inThought Research.

Top Ranked Execution Quality

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Clients demand trade execution quality from their research brokers. Tradebook has a consistently been top ranked in execution quality due to our sophisticated trading algorithms and workflows. LINK

Bloomberg Tradebook has been ranked as the #1 Broker for global equity trading in the Institutional Investor best execution league tables for the second year in a row in the November 2010 and 2009 issues.

Pension & Investment Magazine ranked Tradebook as the #1 Broker for Small Cap and Micro Cap trading in the March 2011 issue.

Additional Information:

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• Americas and Asia: Alvin Kressler, 212 617 7074
• EMEA: Erika Hempel, +44 20 7073 3192