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BLOGS. April 25, 2023

Investigating Investment Technology: Uncover the Right Solution

Over the years, investment firms have increasingly turned to technology to improve their operations. And the technologies many asset managers think of first are the OMS and the EMS. The Order Management System (OMS) was originally developed to track orders over the phone. In time, OMSs evolved to allow firms to automate and streamline the order-routing process. The Execution Management System (EMS) was created to support sell-side brokers and day traders in the emerging electronic marketplace. This technology gained traction among buy-side firms once it began offering global, multi-asset class platforms.