%0 Journal Article %A Ananth Madhavan %A Stefano Pasquali %A Philip Sommer %T How Trading Analytics and Data Science Can Improve Investment Outcomes %D 2022 %R 10.3905/joi.2022.1.245 %J The Journal of Investing %P 104-114 %V 32 %N 1 %X This article shows how advanced trading analytics can help asset managers deliver improved investment outcomes for client portfolios using both indexing and alpha-seeking strategies. For alpha-seeking managers, trading analytics help right-size trades by balancing alpha capture and transaction costs optimally. For indexing managers, these tools enable more-precise and lower-cost transactions, especially around index rebalancing. Advances in data science can help overcome traditional trading challenges in fixed-income markets, such as the lack of transparency and proliferation of distinct securities. %U https://joi.pm-research.com/content/iijinvest/32/1/104.full.pdf