VWAP and TWAP Strategies

CFA Level III: Trading and Market Microstructure · 4:04

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[Verse 1]
When you're trading lots of shares today
Don't just dump them all at once, they say
VWAP will help you find the way
Volume Weighted Average Price at play
Takes the total dollars that were spent
Divides by shares, that's what it meant
A benchmark showing market's true intent
Throughout the day, see where price went

[Chorus]
VWAP and TWAP, execution's art
V-W-A-P shows volume's part
T-W-A-P spreads time apart
Both strategies will make you smart
When to use them, learn by heart
VWAP and TWAP, execution's art

[Verse 2]
TWAP is simpler, splits by time
Divide your order, make it rhyme
Equal pieces in each time slice
No volume weighting, clean and nice
If market's thin or you're unsure
TWAP's the method that's more pure
Steady rhythm, slow and sure
Minimizes market's lure

[Chorus]
VWAP and TWAP, execution's art
V-W-A-P shows volume's part
T-W-A-P spreads time apart
Both strategies will make you smart
When to use them, learn by heart
VWAP and TWAP, execution's art

[Bridge]
Large orders need a gentle touch
Don't move the market way too much
VWAP when volume matters most
TWAP when timing is your boast
Institutional traders know
Which benchmark helps their profits grow

[Verse 3]
VWAP follows market's natural flow
When volume's high, more shares you show
When volume's low, you take it slow
Mimics how the markets go
TWAP ignores the volume game
Steady pace remains the same
Both reduce your market shame
Price improvement is the aim

[Chorus]
VWAP and TWAP, execution's art
V-W-A-P shows volume's part
T-W-A-P spreads time apart
Both strategies will make you smart
When to use them, learn by heart
VWAP and TWAP, execution's art

[Outro]
Choose your benchmark, make your plan
Execute like a trading man
VWAP and TWAP will help you understand
The art of trading, supply and demand

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