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Milei’s victory saw Argentinian debt traders reach for rapid risk transfer
In late October 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, scored a decisive win, in the country’s midterm elections, a political triumph...
October credit futures’ activity cools after September busy roll month
In October trading volumes of credit futures at Eurex, Cboe global markets and CME cooled after the September roll month, but open interest continued...
Scotland rated AA/Aa3 ahead of debut ‘kilt’ bonds
Scotland has received its first standalone credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global, with both agencies placing the Scottish Government on the same high...
T. Rowe Price deploys Genesis’ primary bond custom tool
T. Rowe Price has gone live with Genesis global’s primary bond issuance (PBI) tool. It aims to standardise how its fixed income teams manage...
BoE issues stablecoin regulation proposals
The Bank of England has issued a proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins, revising two elements of policy proposed in a 2023 discussion...
Scott swaps JP Morgan for Bloomberg
Ryan Scott has joined Bloomberg’s rates electronic sales team. He is based in New York.
Last year, the firm released a report suggesting that automated...
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Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ iBoxx total return based futures traded...
Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
The pretenders, and kingmakers, to the bond throne
Dealers are backing several new trading platforms who are fighting major incumbents for market share.
In the bond market, the trading platform landscape has been...
Declaration of dependence
US president to oversee financial institution regulation amid deregulation drive.
Executive orders signed by US president, Donald Trump, have given him oversight of all US...
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Bond traders predict data science/AI use explosion in 2026
The DESK’s Corporate Bond Liquidity Access Survey, supported by LTX, finds trading desks are on the cusp of change.
Buy-side traders see 2026 as a turning...
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Stephen Hannaford swaps Alphadyne for Citadel
Citadel has appointed Stephen Hannaford as part of its fixed income and macro trading team.
Hannaford has more than a decade of industry experience and...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
European Women in Finance : Chioma Okoye : Staying in the Frame
Lynn Strongin Dodds talks to Chioma Okoye, Director Product Manager European Credit at Tradeweb about taking time out, learning new skills and maintaining a...
Mizuho’s DCM revenues break into global top ten
Global debt capital markets (DCM) revenues remained almost identical year-on-year (YoY) for the first nine months of 2025, with Mizuho the only new entrant....
Invesco joins Glimpse Markets as new membership continues to grow
Asset management giant Invesco has become the latest firm to join Glimpse Markets, the data sharing service for investment managers, banks, brokers and market...
Euronext launches London to Bergamo microwave link
Euronext has launched Euronext Wireless network (EWIN), a London-based microwave service designed to improve the speed of order transmission between its core data centre...
Trumid collaborating with Jefferies in EM credit trading
Bond market operator, Trumid, is collaborating with Jefferies in emerging markets (EM) credit trading.
Jefferies will use Trumid’s Attributed Trading (AT) protocol and workflow solutions...
Byron Cooper-Fogarty named CEO of Neptune Networks
Byron Cooper-Fogarty will become CEO Neptune Networks, the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data, and on 1 April 2024 with John Robinson...
Getting the most out of derivatives in credit
Bond investing has become more exciting in the past two years than in the previous ten, with interest rates and central bank activity fire-fighting...
Control is the best defence
By Chris Roberts | 29 May 2024
With a growing level of scrutiny coming from European Regulatory bodies about the quality of data reporting, firms...
Markets Media Group Purchases Best Execution and The DESK
MARKETS MEDIA GROUP PURCHASES BEST EXECUTION AND THE DESK.
February 3rd, New York & London.
Acquisition Expands Markets Media’s Footprint into Europe
Leading U.S.-based digital financial...
Lindsey Spink joins American Century Investments as co-head, global fixed income trading
Lindsey Spink has been named co-head of global fixed income trading at American Century Investments (ACI).
He will report to Charles Tan and John...
