MARKET NEWS
US trading revenue gains come with a risk warning
S&P Global analysts have warned that global banks’ financing of market makers is increasing profits but also ratcheting up risk – while US banks’...
Japan eyes on-chain JGB collateral
Mizuho, Nomura, the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation and Digital Asset have partnered to explore digital collateral management for Japanese government bonds (JGBs).
A proof-of-concept (PoC)...
MarketAxess veteran promoted in New York
Michael Baptista has been promoted to head of emerging markets North America sales at MarketAxess. He is based in New York.
MarketAxess reported a total...
Broadridge’s DLT repo volumes almost quadruple YoY
Average daily volumes on Broadridge’s distributed ledger repo (DLR) service reached US$354 billion in March, up 392% year-on-year (YoY) and 1% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).
According to...
Bond Market Awards 2026: The Winners
Bond Market Awards 2026: The Winners
The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, London — Thursday 16 April 2026 | Hosted by Dan Barnes and Josephine Gallagher.
For nearly...
US credit volumes set new record
Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) were up 10% year-on-year (YoY) to US$65 billion in March, beating a record seat in February. Average daily trade...
FEATURES
Eurex sees lit credit future liquidity migrate to dark
The Bloomberg / Eurex credit futures conference in mid-January 2026 had all seats taken and attendees standing in the aisles. That bursting enthusiasm was...
Human battles machine in JGB market
Participants say electronic trading of Japanese government bonds has reached an inflection point, but others counter that the death of voice trading has been...
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ 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...
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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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Liquidity provider profile: Millennium Advisors
The DESK looks at fixed income liquidity providers business models in depth.
This month, we spoke with Millennium Advisors' Laurent Paulhac, group CEO and Caroline...
NYSE looks to launch tokenised securities venue
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seeking regulatory approval for a tokenised securities platform and a new trading venue as parent company Intercontinental...
RTS 28 reports dropped as ESMA deprioritises enforcement
Investment firms in the European Union (EU) will no longer be obliged to publish some best execution reports following amendments to MiFID II, with...
Reported Flextrade/MarketAxess link promises efficient buy-side trading
Reports that buy-side traders are able to manage trades directly in the MarketAxess platform via execution management system (EMS) Flextrade are creating considerable interest.
Most...
Exclusive: Analysing the battle for US e-Trading in February
The highly competitive corporate bond market saw average daily volumes converge in the US across electronic trading venues in February. The DESK has exclusively...
Credit Suisse unveils transformation plan for investment bank as Meissner exits
Credit Suisse has said it intends to take “decisive steps” to restructure its investment bank and focus on areas more closely connected to its...
Asia close: Trading desks report tariff impact muted, US open tense
Following Asia market close, trading desks are reporting that the greatest impact from the US tariffs is expected to be seen upon market open...
Greenwich Associates: Fixed-income future shaky for dealers
By Flora McFarlane.
Analyst firm Greenwich Associate’s report on investment banks trading European fixed income, has indicated that the first half of 2017’s buoyancy on...
New BrokerTec RFQ platform for European repo
By Pia Hecher.
Dealer-to-dealer electronic trading platform BrokerTec is preparing to launch BrokerTec Quote, a dealer-to-client request for quote (RFQ) trading system for the European...
Morgan Stanley loses Gibbons to Liquidnet
Liquidnet has named Michael Gibbons as global head of listed derivatives business development.
Based in New York, he reports to global head of listed derivatives...
Citi clears CDS index option trades through ICE Clear Credit
Investment bank Citi has traded and cleared the first client-executed credit default swap (CDS) index option trades in the US through ICE Clear Credit,...
Jaclyn Coffman joins Susquehanna
Jaclyn Coffman has joined the investment grade (IG) credit sales team at Susquehanna International Group. She is based in New York.
Coffman has more than...
