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SEC committee proposes TRACE block trading delay

SEC committee proposes TRACE block trading delay

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory committee met on 9 April 2018 to discuss a proposed pilot for a...
US high yield e-trading volumes drop YoY

US high yield e-trading volumes drop YoY

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US corporate bond activity saw a slight slowdown over March, although remained elevated on a historical basis, Coalition Greenwich’s April Data Spotlight on US...
Coalition Greenwich: Opportunity to electronify block bond trades is huge

Coalition Greenwich: Opportunity to electronify block bond trades is huge

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Analyst firm, Coalition Greenwich, has found that block trades in the US bond market, defined as trades in investment grade (IG) with a notional...
First quarter sees Tradeweb break US$1 trillion ADV

First quarter sees Tradeweb break US$1 trillion ADV

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Market operator Tradeweb saw a US$1.06 trillion record average daily volume (ADV) for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 18% compared to...
Picturing uncertainty in a traditionally stable market

Picturing uncertainty in a traditionally stable market

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Trading numbers in secondary corporate bond markets appear to reflect anecdotal reports of volatility bursts, as political false starts impact the reading of major...
FILS 2024: Building the right data environment

FILS 2024: Building the right data environment

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Traders have highlighted the importance of high-quality data for automating trades, noting that real-time liquidity scores and predictive prices are crucial to supporting this...
Investor Demand: Retail to rule private markets, institutional investors say

Investor Demand: Retail to rule private markets, institutional investors say

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Institutional investors expect their retail counterparts to dominate private markets over the next two years, according to a recent State Street survey. Retail-style vehicles will...
Meraki Global Advisors hires fixed income trader from Loomis, Sayles, & Company

Meraki Global Advisors hires fixed income trader from Loomis, Sayles, & Company

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Meraki Global Advisors has hired Meghan Siripurapu as a managing director at the firm’s Park City Headquarters in the USA, to meet the growing...
Bond-trading broker-dealer charged for allegedly bankrupting firm

Bond-trading broker-dealer charged for allegedly bankrupting firm

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Keith Wakefield, a former managing director and head of fixed income trading at IFS Securities, an...
TS Imagine’s Spencer Lee joins MarketAxess

TS Imagine’s Spencer Lee joins MarketAxess

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MarketAxess has appointed Spencer Lee as head of client product for the Americas, effective 12 May. In the San Francisco-based role, Lee will cover business...
FILS USA: The most valuable fixed income asset is ‘People’

FILS USA: The most valuable fixed income asset is ‘People’

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Much of the talk at last week's Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Boston centred around the mechanics of buying and selling bonds: data and...
US Treasury volumes up, volatility down post-election

US Treasury volumes up, volatility down post-election

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Average daily notional volume (ADNV) in US rates trading rose by 14% year-on-year (YoY) in November, reaching US$953 billion. This marks the most electronic...