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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...
Fenwick joins HSBC
David Fenwick has joined HSBC as an investment grade credit sales trader, swapping the buy side for the sell side.
HSBC reported US$6.7 billion in...
MarketAxess outperforms competition in October through slower month
US electronic credit trading slowed down in October. FINRA’s TRACE tape recorded combined US investment-grade (IG) and high-yield (HY) average daily volume (ADV) at...
Bidding for nothing – what do you get for 68p?
Court documents filed by Ediphy Analytics explain that it planned to offer consolidated bond tapes for free – before it was knocked out of...
Ediphy slams FCA for CTP auction chaos
Ediphy Analytics alleges that the Financial Conduct Authority has breached its own rules in selecting Etrading Software as the UK bond consolidated tape provider.
"The...
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Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ 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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Trumid claims 33% market share growth in May
Trumid’s overall market share grew by a third in May, the firm has reported, with average daily volume (ADV) rising in tandem to US$5.2...
Agency Broker Hub: Business discontinuity
Business discontinuity: an ongoing threat for financial markets stability
By Lorenzo Bracchi and Monica Moschioni, Market Hub, IMI Corporate & Investment Banking, Intesa Sanpaolo
Financial markets have...
Adaptive: The Modernization Mandate – Who Calls the Shots on Trading Tech?
The Modernization Mandate: Who Calls the Shots on Trading Tech?
Capital markets are at a critical inflection point, with firms navigating a complex transition from...
Developing liquid, sustainable markets in SOFR and SONIA
In conversation with Mark Rogerson, executive director, head of interest rate products, EMEA, CME Group
Momentum is gathering in the development of alternative reference rates...
Case study: Russell Investments in Search of Liquidity – Open Trading
As a top provider of Execution and Transition Management Service, Russell Investments understands the importance of leveraging cutting-edge tools for best execution.
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Buy side wants new tools in primary market tsunami
Several buy-side traders report new primary bond market tools could come online this year in the US, with dealer consortium DirectBooks expected to step...
2022: Big primary, smaller secondary?
Despite the expectation of rising rates across markets, S&P Global Ratings Research are predicting that issuance of new bonds across markets will not see...
A long way to go: “Fundamental concerns” raised around lack of preparedness for T+1
With the US representing an estimated 46% of the global equity market, its upcoming shift to T+1 settlement in 2024 is a huge move....
Dan Toomey poached by Millennium
Dan Toomey has been named senior trader at Millennium, moving from his previous roll as a portfolio manager at Verition Fund Management, a position...
Automation may relieve the liquidity burden of capital rules
Corporate bond markets are rapidly electronifying on both sides of the Atlantic. Electronification of trading creates a virtuous circle for delivering faster, more standardised...
Post-pandemic corporate bond surge continues among retailers
Corporate debt issuance is expected to ramp up this week as more companies emerge from earnings blackout periods, according to research by analytics provider...
CME’s credit futures volumes quadruple YoY
Q3 2025 average daily volume (ADV) on CME’s dollar denominated credit futures reached US$292.3m, up 390% from Q3 2024, with average open interest (OI)...
