Professional Trade Desk Services
Experienced Execution
M.S. Howells & Co. maintains a sophisticated trade desk to service the complex execution needs of institutional clients. The personal attention of our seasoned traders, supported by the speed and reliability of our technology infrastructure, makes our desk a perfect fit for hedge fund managers, RIAs, and family offices.
Our traders are highly experienced in equity, options, debt, and derivative products. We can facilitate corporate stock buybacks or exercise employee options. We can manage restricted stock transactions that require additional operational support in house.
Using our diverse array of established buy- and sell-side relationships, we can discreetly execute volume trades while still maintaining our clients’ confidentiality and anonymity. All trades are completed on an agency basis to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Direct Market Access
For active money managers who like to keep their hands on the wheel.
We offer a variety of quote and execution platforms right-sized to suit every need. By maintaining relationships with several top tier vendors, we can facilitate direct access systems that empower you to monitor the market and execute trades with split-second timing. All in addition to our full-service trade desk, because sometimes life takes you out of the office.
Connected to the Markets
Our roots are in trade execution. Our veteran traders routinely execute complex equity, fixed income, and option strategies on behalf of our clients. We have long standing relationships on Wall Street and at all the major exchanges. With execution capabilities in both the pre- and post-markets, as well as connections to over 35 foreign exchanges, whatever your needs, we can get it done. Our firm is not a market maker and acts solely as an agent on behalf of our clients when executing orders. We do not receive payment for order flow from buy-side institutions for introducing and executing orders or “showing order flow”. We work orders in an agency capacity, providing anonymity for clients while carefully monitoring market prices to ensure that clients receive the best possible execution prices.
Extended Market Hours
Our trade desk is online and ready to serve you from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time.
Extended hours offer flexibility and gives you the control to trade when it suits your needs. Seize opportunities that occur in pre- and post-market trading and take advantage of after market news and early morning earnings reports by trading through the Electronic Communication Network (ECN).