MARKET NEWS
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$6.7 billion in...
MarketAxess outperforms competition in October through slower month
US electronic credit trading slowed down in October. FINRA’s TRACE tape recorded combined US investment-grade (IG) and high-yield (HY) average daily volume (ADV) at...
Bidding for nothing – what do you get for 68p?
Court documents filed by Ediphy Analytics explain that it planned to offer consolidated bond tapes for free – before it was knocked out of...
Ediphy slams FCA for CTP auction chaos
Ediphy Analytics alleges that the Financial Conduct Authority has breached its own rules in selecting Etrading Software as the UK bond consolidated tape provider.
"The...
FEATURES
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ 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...
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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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Portfolio trading just keeps growing
Portfolio trading has grown so much, so quickly that it’s even surprised us. When we first launched the functionality, which allows traders to package...
Global Data Happens at ICE
Across global markets, data underpins every decision. At ICE, we provide quality data and analytics across global asset classes and at every stage of...
MarketAxess Q2 update: Claims 20% share global credit trading; portfolio trading ‘flattened out’
MarketAxess has reported its Q2 results for 2022, including a record composite corporate bond market share, estimated at estimated 20.2%, up from 17.8% in Q1 2021...
Industry viewpoint : All-to-all markets : Mark Goodman
FROM THE VILLAGE TO THE CITY.
MAXIMISING THE BENEFITS OF THE ALL-TO-ALL MARKET.
By Mark Goodman, Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading – FX, Rates and Credit...
Brian Hickey joins LedgerEdge as firm deepens bench
Brian Hickey, a veteran buy-side trader with a long tenure at State Street Global Advisors (SGGA), has joined bond market and distributed ledger specialist,...
Chart of the week: Trading into Europe
Following our analysis of when to trade into US markets, we examine spreads for European rates markets across the day. For overseas traders working...
Charles Taylor Investment Management selects Bloomberg OMS
Charles Taylor Investment Management (CTIM), the fund management business of Charles Taylor, has adopted Bloomberg’s Asset & Investment Manager (AIM) and PORT Enterprise systems....
Bellamy joins TrinityBridge
James Bellamy has joined TrinityBridge as a multi-asset dealer. He is based in London.
TrinityBridge, formerly known as Close Brothers Asset Management, held £20.4 billion...
Me the Money Show – Episode One
In this pilot episode, Markets Media Group editors Dan Barnes and Terry Flanagan discuss current conditions in institutional capital markets. Topics covered include how...
Luke Lau promoted at Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has promoted Luke Lau to a portfolio manager for long duration IG corporate bonds.
Based in Illinois, Lau has more than 25 years...
MarketAxess: The Open Trading inquiry orderbook
The Open Trading inquiry orderbook - An untapped source of liquidity insight
By David Krein, Chisom Amalunweze | 27 May 2021
Highlights
Inquiries available for Open...
Listed derivatives automation platform InTick gets £2m boost
Listed derivatives blocking network InTick has secured £2 million in funding from angel investors, following its launch during the ICE Gilt and Eurex fixed...
