Efficient access to liquidity through a robust electronic trading platform is essential to any effective trading strategy. Trades can be executed through a variety of OMS/EMS systems, including RealTick^®, a broker-neutral platform provided by Townsend Analytics.

Barclays Capital offers a comprehensive suite of algorithms that provide access to lit and dark trading venues, including LX^SM, our proprietary crossing network. Liquidity can be sourced through direct market access (DMA) routes or through our proprietary algorithmic trading strategies.

Key features of our electronic suite include:

• Portfolio WebBench^® and TradeGauge^®, which provide a complete toolkit for pre-trade and post-trade analytics to investors
• Smart Router, which provides intelligent order routing in real time
• BARX Equities Trading Strategies, our proprietary suite of equities trading strategies, which includes benchmark, dynamic and customised algorithms
• Panorama, our proprietary instant messaging system, which generates alerts regarding news and market events of interest to clients