MARKET NEWS
Volumes up, e-trading down in US rates
Average daily notional volumes in US rates jumped 11 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) in October, reaching US$989 billion. Volatility was down by 40%, with...
Coalition Greenwich: “E-trading in HY is only just getting started”
Average daily notional volumes were up 4% year-on-year (YoY) to US$51 billion in US credit this October, with average daily trade sizes rising by...
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Muni market booms, e-trading crawls
Despite rising trading activity in the US municipal bond market, electronic trading remains a small component of the market, up just 0.6 percentage points...
Ex-MTS exec joins Propellant Digital
Propellant Digital has named Caroline Wohleber as a senior within the Continental Europe sales team.
In the Paris-based role, Wohleber is responsible for client acquisition...
FCA to submit bond tape legal defence this week
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the High Court to lift its suspension on the bond consolidated tape contract award, and intends to submit its defence to Ediphy’s legal challenge by the end...
FEATURES
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ 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...
PROFILES
RESEARCH
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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The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : TrueQuote
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IG credit dealers go short before Fed cuts
As investors look to lock in higher yields ahead of Fed cuts, dealer net positions in IG corporate bonds of more than five years...
Allianz GI joins Glimpse Markets’ data sharing initiative
Allianz Global Investors, which has US$510 billion in assets under management, has joined Glimpse Markets, an initiative to support buy-side data sharing in the...
LTX awarded four patents covering fixed income trading
Broadridge subsidiary LTX has been awarded four new patents on its fixed income trading solutions pertaining to bond similarity technology, dealer selection score technology,...
Repo ripe for evolution
The broken mechanics of the repo market have been exposed creating demand for change says Roberto Verrillo, Head of Strategy and Markets at Elixium.
“Those...
The Book: Global DCM deal values drop year-on-year
Global debt capital markets (DCM) deal values have dropped year-on-year over 2025 so far, falling below the five-year average, according to Dealogic data.
The US$3.1...
Me the Money Show – Automating bond trading & COVID 19
https://vimeo.com/454153688
In this week's show, Terry Flanagan, editor of Markets Media, talks to Dan Barnes about the ongoing automation of bond trading and the challenges...
First U.S. corporate bond index futures
Cboe, IHS Markit and BlackRock Join Forces to Launch First U.S. Corporate Bond Index Futures
Source: Cboe Global Markets, Inc. May 16, 2018, 08:30 ET
CHICAGO, May 16, 2018...
The changing liquidity picture for fallen angels and rising stars
When a company has its credit rating adjusted, the impact on bond liquidity is not entirely predictable. In a changeable rate environment as seen...
Vicky Chan returns to HKEX
Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Vicky Chan as managing director and head of post trade, effective 5th August. She replaces...
Bloomberg pricing and reference data on Goldman’s Marquee
Bloomberg’s Data License content is to be integrated with the Goldman Sachs Marquee platform, which the firms say will make it the first global...
Industry viewpoint: How to build a better picture of the global fixed income markets
Guido Galassi, Head of Data & Cash Product, MTS
In volatile market conditions, more accessible and meaningful data has become critical to navigating the path...
