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JP Morgan: Market volatility drives demand for real-time data and optimized portfolio tools

April was a major month for volatility and stressed market conditions. A time when «maximizing for liquidity» was paramount, says JP Morgan’s Brian LaRocca, driving increased use and demand for real-time data and optimized portfolio-building tools.

The head of Vida portfolio solutions of Americas shares his views on where the sell-side firm saw an uptick in usage and patterns of use in building fixed income baskets, highlighting the focus on liquidity, ratings, duration, and receiving fast indicative pricing.

Looking at platform engagement, LaRocca discusses where the recent turbulent market conditions has led to growth in JP Morgan’s Vida platform across its internal and external user base, and he also unpacks how the plans to develop out the cross-asset solution’s functionality further.

04.07.2025