Trading and Execution Services

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Our global multi-asset trading desk delivers scalable solutions to meet the trading and execution needs of asset owners and managers.

We act as an extension of our client's investment team and procedures, whether accessing a specific sub-asset class or managing trading outside local business hours.

Our suite of trading and execution services

Russell Investments' trading desk accesses over 100 countries globally. In 2023, our trading group executed over $2.3 trillion across all asset classes. The 24-hour trading team is committed to execution excellence while our operations team oversees operational efficiencies.

This suite of trading and execution services includes:

We have a dedicated team whose primary focus is Commission Recapture. Implementing Commission Sharing Agreements (CSA) to meet the research needs of our clients.

Providing Research Payment Account (RPA) solutions for MiFID specific considerations.

We execute trades using our multi-venue institutional platform, actively trading and transacting through numerous execution outlets globally with unbiased access to a wide universe of liquidity sources.

Our differentiating approach allows our traders access to broad yet deep subsets of liquidity, which lends to lower impact costs and better outcomes.

Our global multi-venue strategy utilizes over 400 firms ranging from large bulge bracket brokers and banks to small regional dealers and specialty firms, providing market depth and global reach on behalf of our clients across 106 countries and 33 currencies. With advanced technology, our trading desk incorporates leading tools and propriety applications.

We leverage multiple execution technologies, including Tradeweb, MarketAxess, Yieldbroker, Bloomberg, Trumid, AIM, and TOMS. Technologies employed have been highly customized, including aggregating data for pricing, scores, and buy-side liquidity options.

Our differentiating approach allows our traders access to broad yet deep subsets of liquidity, which lends to lower impact costs and better outcomes.

Our top priority is achieving optimal client results while minimizing trading costs. We do this through proper implementation, netting at the fund level, and crossing. We have established strong relationships with 25 counterparty banks and have 50 streaming liquidity providers.

All Russell Investments' trades are assessed by our internal transaction cost analysis (TCA) and sent to FX Transparency, a third-party TCA specialist for FX.

We are a superior provider of top-notch execution results5 across asset classes. Our access to global institutional trading platforms and our aggregation of order and flow, combined with advanced technology, enable us to source liquidity from all outlets to maximize opportunities.

See how our clients rated us in The TRADE's Outsourced Trading Survey (redistributed with permission).

Why Russell Investments for trading and execution?

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Dual registration

Our structure with dual registration as both investment manager and trading broker enables you to leverage our extensive buy and sell side trading network.

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Multi-venue trading

Through our multi-venue trading approach, Russell Investments reduces transaction costs.¹

Global access

Access to exchanges, dealers, MFTs, crossing networks across a multi-asset dealing desk.

Continuous coverage

Our executing desk is staffed by asset class specialists with visibility to program-level data to prioritize exposure risk and execution quality.

¹ Dual registration is a function of RIIS LLC—our trading desk is dually registered as both a broker-dealer and an asset manager.

Execution services are provided by Russell Investments Implementation Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.

An experienced, well-resourced global outsourced trading team

$2.3 T

Executed assets in 2023

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Traders all specializing by asset class and instrument

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