What is TempTrader?
A trading desk cover solution that allows managers of assets to maintain a fully functioning internal trading desk at all times, without increasing headcount or sending trade execution outside the organisation.
Who uses it?
Typically asset and wealth managers, asset owners, family offices and hedge funds with small trading teams (often three or fewer) who want to keep execution in house but need reliable, professional cover.
When is it used?
We provide the TempTraders to cover your trading desk for:
Who delivers it?
What is the commercial model?
A simple structure combining an annual retainer with a daily usage fee when deployed.
TempTrader is not outsourced trading.
It is one of our traders, sitting in your seat, using your systems, as if they were your own.
A trading desk cover solution that allows managers of assets to maintain a fully functioning internal trading desk at all times, without increasing headcount or sending trade execution outside the organisation.
- Reduces key-person risk on the trading desk
- Supports the internal trading desk without disruption
- Provides a robust answer to due diligence & regulatory questions around desk resilience
- A cost-effective alternative to hiring additional full-time traders
- Flexible: Short-term cover, longer assignments, or temp-to-perm options
- Avoids performance drag from non-specialist trading cover
- You retain full control of counterparties, execution strategy and commission structure
- No operational disruption, no changes to OMS / EMS, internal workflows or post trade processes
Who uses it?
Typically asset and wealth managers, asset owners, family offices and hedge funds with small trading teams (often three or fewer) who want to keep execution in house but need reliable, professional cover.
When is it used?
We provide the TempTraders to cover your trading desk for:
- Holiday and planned absence
- Emergency cover for unexpected staff loss
- Illness
- Maternity / Paternity leave
- Sabbaticals
- Surge capacity / Peak volumes
Who delivers it?
- Experienced buy-side traders (typically 15 to 25+ years)
- Sitting in your office or remote, using your systems, operating under your controls
- Working seamlessly within your desk, as if they were your own
What is the commercial model?
A simple structure combining an annual retainer with a daily usage fee when deployed.
TempTrader is not outsourced trading.
It is one of our traders, sitting in your seat, using your systems, as if they were your own.
