Global Markets Trading: Equity Sales and Trading

A global, institutional equity sales and trading offering across cash, ETFs, derivatives and synthetic financing

What we do

OUR VALUE

Our full-service equities business supports systematic execution across 90+ global markets. Whether you’re taking positions through ETFs, wanting corporate equities services, or looking for exposure to synthetic equities, our solutions help empower you to capitalize on buying opportunities.

What we offer

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Cash Equities

Access unique franchise liquidity and global markets to help improve portfolio management with high-touch, algorithmic and DMA SOR (Smart Order Routing) solutions and listed U.S. Options.

Corporate Solutions

Gain access to capital markets through a comprehensive range of services including buybacks, cash and forward-settled, at-the-market secondary issuance and OTC derivative trading.

ETFs and Portfolio Trading

Execute through the entire lifecycle through collaboration with ETF issuers, fund managers and asset owners, with end-to-end service, from liquidity management and authorized participant services to ETF conversions and optimized portfolio rebalancing.

Synthetic Equities

Access OTC derivatives efficiently through our Institutional Bank, offering total return swaps on indices, ETFs, bespoke baskets and single-name forwards.

Wholesale Solutions & Offerings

Leverage BNY Wealth Solutions advanced platform for fractional and dollar-based investing, listed options and electronic and algorithmic trading with robust order routing capabilities. Servicing clearing broker-dealers, advisors, hedge funds and managed Retail Agency execution.

By the numbers

MARKET LEADERSHIP

24/6

global service model

90

countries

60+

markets served

3%

of exchange-reported equities volume¹

40B+

annual shares traded globally

¹ Estimated 2024 market share across EQ Markets Execution Services compared to total EQ U.S. market

RULE 611 & U.S. EQUITY MARKET STRUCTURE

The SEC's proposed rescission of Rule 611, the Order Protection Rule, raises important questions for U.S. equity market structure and institutional execution. Ron Hooey, Director of Global Markets Trading at BNY, and Dragan Skoko, Head of Buy-Side Trading Solutions at BNY, are joined by Katie Kolchin, Head of Equities Markets Trading Committee for SIFMA, to examine potential implications for market participants, including order routing, venue behavior, execution quality and the role of the NBBO.

October 2026