Electronic Execution Services
Responsive, efficient, dynamic access to global capital markets.
Scotiabank drives innovation by investing in both people and technology. We take a client-focused approach, customizing our full suite of liquidity seeking and benchmark algorithms for performance, reliability, and ease of use.
Novel Quantitative Approach
- Algo platform designed from the ground up for best execution, including model-driven signals for our limit order placement model, tick time-based trade schedules, and robust forecasts enhanced with real-time inputs based on market conditions.
Specialized Products and Workflow Solutions
- Tailor-made solutions for Pairs Trading in Canada and the U.S., Algo to Swap in the U.S., and U.S. ETF-centric algos that trade the underlying basket with added liquidity from market makers.
- Simplified trading workflows via REDShift, a customizable, rules-based framework for automating algo strategy selection.
Execution Consulting Services
Our tailored analysis can enhance execution quality, reduce trading costs, and increase alpha capture.
- Algo usage analysis with trade details, benchmark costs, and actionable recommendations to improve execution quality.
- Deep dive analysis to improve algo selection, order timing, and alpha capture.

Learn more about our state-of-the-art electronic trading tools through ScotiaRED.
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Canada
Deep Canadian expertise
Preferential retail flow access
AI-enhanced routing
Next generation platform
United States
Next generation algo platform
Access to unique liquidity and dark aggregator
ETF-centric trading strategies
Latin America
Global-local market expertise
Unique liquidity seeking strategy
Single ticket user experience
Documents and FAQs
Algo Matrix - Electronic Execution Services
(9/21) | pdf : 183
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Electronic Execution Services FAQs - Scotia Capital Inc.
(10/22) | pdf : 789
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Speak to our professionals
Susan Buchanan
Director, Electronic Execution Services Sales & Market Structure, Global Equity Trading, Toronto
Phone: 437-246-6820
Joe Pires
Director, US Equity Execution, New York
Phone: 212-225-6512