MARKET NEWS
Banks buy into LSEG’s Post Trade Solutions
Banks using LSEG’s post-trade solutions have taken a 20% stake in the business, paying £170 million for the shares.
The transaction is expected to close...
Marex picks up Valcourt in FI expansion
Marex has acquired European market maker Valcourt in a bid to expand its fixed income business.
Following regulatory approval, the acquisition will close in H1...
Tradeweb launches Saudi ATS
Tradeweb has expanded its alternative trading system to cover Sukuk and Saudi Riyal (SAR)-denominated debt instrument execution.
The company was licensed by the Capital Market...
While rates trading hummed in Q3, “cockroaches” hide
Jamie Dimon, CEO at JP Morgan, warned that recent corporate blow-ups may presage wider credit issues: “When you see one cockroach, there are probably...
US credit issuance hit record highs in September
US credit issuance was at its highest level since May 2020 at the start of September, pushing average daily notional volumes up 4% year-on-year...
US rates volatility, e-trading decline in September
E-trading was down five percentage points year-on-year (YoY) and one percentage point month-on-month (MoM) in US rates over September, taking 54% of overall volumes.
Dealer-to-client...
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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FROM THE ARCHIVES
What do shorter durations imply for trading?
Data from Dealogic shows that the average maturity for newly issued bonds has been falling in 2023 relative to recent years, with the current...
Archax lists Obligate-issued digital debt on its FCA-regulated venue
Archax listed digital debt securities issued via Obligate, expanding access to on-chain private credit for professional investors on its FCA-regulated exchange, brokerage and custody...
Opening the black box: SOLVE’s new AI claims to predict ‘next-trade’ bond prices
SOLVE, provider of pre-trade quotes data across fixed income markets, has rolled out an artificial intelligence platform (AI) that is designed to predict the...
ESMA consultation on RTS 2 marks accelerated process
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the development of draft regulatory technical standards to specify the pre-trade thresholds...
Molloy joins Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Mark Molloy has joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management as a macro trader. He is based in London.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management holds US$1.6 trillion in...
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...
Clearlake Capital and Motive Partners to acquire BETA+ from LSEG
Private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners have agreed to acquire the BETA+ assets from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), encompassing the...
J.P. Morgan: Survey reveals specific growth opportunities for electronic trading
Expectations of volatility jump as traders across the market seek liquidity and cost management through single dealer platforms.
J.P Morgan’s annual E-trading Edit, a comprehensive...
Bank of England warns of risks in fast fixed income markets
By TheDESK
Chris Salmon, executive director for markets at the Bank of England has warned that risk management techniques need to develop to handle the...
SOLVE: Eugene Grinberg (from a TraderTV interview)
Bringing the bond market’s loose ends together
Accurate bond pricing remains a challenge in today’s fixed income markets. Two critical issues stand in the way:...
Derivatives: Buying the benchmark
By Fred Maple.
As ownership of fixed income indexes changes, buy-side traders are cautious of the impact. Fred Maple reports.
Three major purchases of fixed income...
SEC warns on counterparty risk in volatile markets
Staff of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of trading and markets have urged broker-dealers and other market participants to remain vigilant to...
