MARKET NEWS
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...
IOSCO sets pre-hedging guard rails, amid calls for ban
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), has published its final report on pre-hedging, amid call for the practice to be banned, and allegations...
Yield Book data made available through Finbourne’s LUSID
LSEG’s Yield Book fixed income data and analytics will be available in Finbourne Technology’s Liberated Unified Secure Investment Data-machine (LUSID) data management platform from...
MarketAxess launches FI opening and closing auctions
MarketAxess is launching opening and closing auctions for US credit “in the coming weeks”.
Opening and closing auctions have long been available in equity and...
Chainlink collaborates with Tradeweb, UBS
Chainlink is capitalising on the industry’s growing demand for tokenisation and on-chain operations, announcing a data partnership with Tradeweb and completing the first live...
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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RISK & RETURN
FROM THE ARCHIVES
European trading strained in high yield
Comparing European high yield (HY) and investment grade (IG) corporate bond data from MarketAxess, the pressure for traders and investors in high yield markets...
BMO to redeem Series J Medium-Term Notes
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has announced its intention to redeem all its US$1,000,000,000 Series J Medium-Term Notes (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (Subordinated Indebtedness)...
How big can systematic trading get in credit?
Investors can achieve significant advantages though systematic trading, such as reduction of trader/investor bias, and responsiveness to signals. However, there are limits to the...
Low issuance volumes may impact the momentum to reform primary markets
Platforms keen to emphasise longer term commitment to electronification and greater automation.
Multiple platforms have been launched to drive increased efficiency in managing bond issuance,...
The Atlantic divide over high yield – is private credit biting?
Issuance of USD versus Euro high yield debt shows a significant split, based on Dealogic data, with US markets in 2024 issuing more than...
7 Chord’s appliance of science boosted with new hires
7 Chord, the provider of predictive analytics for sovereign and corporate bond prices to fixed income traders, issuers, and institutional investors, has appointed Andrew...
Survey: Are there missed opportunities in fixed income TCA?
Based on their own view of TCA success, buy-side traders could apply analytics to support trading and execution goals.
The DESK has found that fewer...
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NTAM builds out investment team
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has appointed two chief investment strategists. Gary Paulin takes on international responsibilities, while Joseph Tanious will head the North...
An EMS built for bond trading
Trading protocols in fixed income are multiplying and becoming more dynamic, placing demands on trading desks that only an EMS can manage.
An execution management...
ECB expected to cut rates this month
A rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB) is “fully expect” this September, according to DWS Group European economist Ulrike Kastens.
Kastens predicted a...
Private equity sponsored debt activity momentum accelerated in Q4
Unitranche financing reached new heights, with Q4 closing at 150 transactions—up 28% from Q3—and an annual total of 489 deals, marking a 38% increase...
7 Chord on Geopolitical Risk in Bond Prices
7 Chord promises to change the way AI pricing reacts and adapts to sudden geopolitical events and their aftermath.
The DESK spoke with Kristina Fan, CEO of 7 Chord,...
