Global Markets
Global Markets
Delivering execution services, innovative ideas and risk solutions across asset classes for institutional investors and corporate clients, to capture opportunities worldwide.
Macro
Access risk management solutions across G10 and major emerging markets in rates and FX. Leverage integrated sales, trading, research and electronic capabilities to execute strategies, manage risk, and meet your structuring, hedging, and liquidity needs.
Equities
Access client-centric solutions powered by differentiated market insights and deep structuring expertise. Benefit from best-in-class liquidity, bespoke hedging strategies and effective risk management through our high touch and electronic trading capabilities, equity derivatives product suite, systematic investment strategies and our integrated prime brokerage and financing platform.
Credit
Navigate developed and emerging fixed income markets with comprehensive sales, trading, structuring and financing capabilities. Access investment grade, leveraged finance, and structured credit products and solutions in both cash and derivative forms to optimise your capital strategy.
Securitised Products
Explore origination, trading, and financing across asset backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), agency and non-agency retail mortgage-based securities (RMBS) and collateralised loan obligations (CLOs). Enhance yield, assess relative value, optimise capital and secure liquidity for your securitised product portfolio with our actionable insights and seamless execution.
Prime Services
Fulfil financing needs across cash and synthetics with margin lending, stock borrow/loan and clearing services. Access FX prime brokerage, futures and options execution, OTC clearing and quantitative prime services with advanced low-latency Direct Market Access (DMA) technology via BARX, our electronic trading offering. Gain additional support with tailored insights from our Capital Solutions team to help structure complex financing strategies.
Fixed Income Financing
Secure stability and liquidity through financing of rates, credit and securitised products. Optimise your funding profile and leverage our specialists to source and facilitate trades with liquidity providers in global repo markets.
Barclays Investment Managers
Structure and manage multi‑asset investment and fiduciary solutions informed by our Quantitative Investment Strategies group. Draw on the capabilities of our Equity Derivatives and Macro teams, supported by trading hubs in London and Tokyo, to access innovative, data‑driven strategies tailored to diverse investor needs.
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Barclays Global Markets: FAQs
What does Barclays Global Markets offer?
Global Markets provides Sales & Trading and Financing solutions to help clients access liquidity, manage risk, optimise execution and support portfolio funding. Our Sales & Trading teams deliver ideas, risk management and high-touch or electronic execution. Our Financing teams support client growth through lending, clearing, Prime Services, collateral optimisation and bespoke solutions, delivered across Equities, Credit, Macro, Structured Products, Equity Derivatives and Fixed Income.
What financing solutions are available?
Barclays Global Markets helps clients finance positions, optimise collateral and improve capital efficiency across portfolios and strategies. Our Financing teams provide flexible funding and balance-sheet solutions, working closely with Sales & Trading to support execution and risk management. Solutions include Prime Services, margin lending, stock borrow and loan, repo, collateral optimisation, OTC clearing and bespoke structures, supported by capital solutions expertise.
What differentiates Barclays Global Markets?
Clients choose Barclays Global Markets for our integrated execution and financing across asset classes, combining global reach with deep local expertise in areas such as Financing and Securitised Products, supported by technology platforms that enable consistent, scalable client outcomes.
How are complex client needs addressed?
When standard solutions are not sufficient, Barclays Global Markets delivers bespoke structures tailored to client objectives, constraints and risk profiles. Sales & Trading, Capital Solutions and quantitative teams collaborate to design customised solutions across derivatives, securitised products and financing. Clients benefit from an integrated approach that draws on the full capabilities of the Investment Bank.
Who are the typical clients of Barclays Global Markets?
Barclays Global Markets serves a global client base of institutional and corporate clients, including asset managers, hedge funds, pension and insurance firms, banks, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and large corporates and treasurers. We support a wide range of strategies and mandates through scalable high-touch and electronic workflows across asset classes and regions.
What electronic trading solutions are available?
Barclays Global Markets offers electronic trading through BARX, our cross‑asset electronic trading offering. BARX enables institutional and corporate clients to access liquidity, execute trades electronically, use algorithms and analytics, and connect via multiple channels including user interfaces and APIs. It is designed to enhance speed, transparency and control across electronic trading workflows, supporting a wide range of client execution preferences