Hobart’s global client base consists of a range of;
- Banks;
- Hedge Funds;
- Large Family Offices and HNWIs.
- Mutual Funds;
- Pension Funds;
- Proprietary/Delta One Trading Desks;
- Investment Houses
Hobart does not undertake any proprietary trading for its own account.
Hobart’s competitive order processing includes:
- Liquidity Hunting
- Desk Overflow Handling
- High Touch Trading
- Anonymity
- Smart order routing
- Pairs and ratio trading
- Multiple venues
- Order Crossing
- Algorithmic Trading
- Dark Pools
- System Internalisers
- Cross currency settlements
Order Handling
With our clients’ agreement, our team of traders leverages a combination of the aforementioned processing methods and their expertise to actively monitor orders throughout the day. They adjust execution strategies as needed to achieve better prices and/or fills for client orders. While Hobart does not guarantee specific fills or prices, we are proud of our strong track record of consistently outperforming leading benchmarks. Clients return to us because of our high quality execution and the settlement performance of their previous transactions.
The Team
Our Equity team comprises of seasoned industry professionals, who collectively have a wealth of experience and contacts across a broad range of Developed and Emerging markets.
The team prides itself on a ‘hands-on’ approach, in assisting clients with price discovery, accessing liquidity and in minimising market impact.
Sales, Trading & Execution
With technology driving innovation and transformation in today’s financial markets, the need to adapt and stay up to date has never been more critical. Hobart excels in this area, enabling clients to focus on investment management rather than the complexities of order execution.
Hobart leverages cutting-edge technology, including advanced smart order routers and state-of-the-art algorithmic trading engines (both benchmark-driven and trader-defined), to direct trades across a wide array of electronic marketplaces.
Our robust order flow and execution management systems allow us to deliver outstanding execution services, with a particular emphasis on UK and Pan-European equities.
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We carefully evaluate each trading venue for quality and suitability (see: Order Execution Policy), ensuring compliance with MiFID ‘Best Execution’ guidelines and regulations.
Our team is highly skilled in a diverse range of trading strategies, such as local execution with settlement in multiple portfolio currencies, algorithmic trading, VWAP and TWAP orders, pairs trading, and complex multi-currency program trades.
For clients who prefer electronic order routing, we offer FIX connectivity. This brings significant advantages, including minimised risk of trading errors, real-time trade updates, faster processing cycles, and reduced settlement risk.
Clearing and Settlement
Hobart’s in house team is dedicated to facilitating efficient settlement of trades. We work with our clients to ensure that trades are confirmed quickly and effectively using systems such as FIX, CTM, Traiana, or email. We address any unmatched transactions ASAP and look to make prompt delivery by accessing a large range of liquidity providers.