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Leveraging our independence

by disrupting existing models

to achieve more for our clients

Leveraging our independence by disrupting existing models to achieve more for our clients

Square Global Markets offers tailored solutions to its clients across multiple products including cash equities, ETFs, and vanilla/exotic equity derivatives.

We operate worldwide from our headquarters in Mayfair, London. Paris serves as the centre for our European operations. With our extensive international network of investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and market-makers, we are able to provide our clients with the best service, pricing, liquidity, and execution across a wide range of listed and OTC markets.

Our products

Cash Equities

Square Global Markets provides client solutions across the equities spectrum. Our dedicated team, drawn from top-tier investment banks and brokerage houses, has over 100 years’ combined experience in advising investors. We are committed to using our expertise to help clients maximise efficiency and returns throughout the trading cycle.

  • Dedicated sales traders with long-standing experiences across the liquid market spectrum.
  • Global execution capabilities incorporating DMA, Algo and Smart Order Routers.
  • Complete anonymity of executions.
  • Square Global Markets acts strictly as an agency broker.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

  • Global macro and thematic research to create tailored trading ideas.
  • Quant monitors focused on analysing cross-asset sentiment, smart beta flow, and performance indicators.
  • Cross-asset portfolio construction analytics to capture intentional alphas whilst avoiding unintentional risks.
  • Academic research compilations sorted by themes across multiple years.
  • Detailed ETP selection process
  • Pre-trade analytics to assess optimal trading strategies and optimal trading horizons.
  • Post-trade analytics to provide full transparency on the execution quality.
  • Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) to establish the transaction’s alpha profile to further optimise execution recommendations and minimise execution costs.
  • Dedicated sales traders with long-standing experiences across the liquid market spectrum.
  • Global execution capabilities incorporating DMA, Algo and Smart Order Routers.
  • Complete anonymity of executions.
  • Square Global Markets acts strictly as an agency broker.

Equity Derivatives

Our team consists of experts in equity derivatives sales and trading who have advised institutional investors including US and UK hedge funds during their time in top-tier investment banks. Equity derivatives is one of our core areas of expertise. We are active in all the major financial markets worldwide, including the US, Europe, Asia, Australia/Pacific and emerging markets.

Equity Derivatives products covered include:

  • Index, Sector and Single Stock Volatility
  • Index, Sector and Single Stock Delta 1
  • Index and Single Stock Exotics
  • Dividend options

Special Situations & Merger Arbitrage

Our analyst team, based in New York and London, brings together over 60 years of experience in analyzing the full range of Equities Special Situations Arbitrage strategies. By leveraging dedicated research processes, we provide Square Global Markets clients with independent recommendations and insights on Equities Special Situations across North America and the EMEA region.

Special Situations covered:

  • Risk Arbitrage
  • Relative Value Strategies
  • Specific Special Situations Strategies
  • Spin Offs and Reverse Morris Trusts
  • Single stocks Options strategies overlay
  • Pre-trade and Post Trade analytics

Who we are

In an industry where consolidation and economies of scale are increasingly dominant, Square Global Markets believes that its total independence, from a compliance, operational and ownership point of view, is its key defining element – it allows us to put our clients truly at the centre of everything we do, whilst retaining full control and accountability regarding every aspect of the services we provide. Founded in 2012 with the vision to provide a best-in-class specialist offering to our exclusively institutional client base, we look back at many years of stable growth within a highly changeable environment.

Our depth of product knowledge, analytical capabilities and execution facilities positions Square Global Markets as a unique partner. We help our clients meet their growing investment goals and regulatory requirements through innovative product solutions and offer complete transparency across the execution cycle.