Visualising aggressive pricing pressure on trading costs
Analysing year-to-date volume and trade number data from MarketAxess’s TraX database for US credit, and correlating it with the weekly average MarketAxess CP+ bid-ask...
Trading for Trees: Giving back through trading green bonds
Since its inception, the MarketAxess “Trading for Trees” initiative has helped to plant over 385,000 trees across a range of biodiversity, climate stability and...
In 2021 we see record secondary markets trading for European Government Bonds
By Emile Figueiras, European Government Bond Product Specialist, MarketAxess
Secondary market volumes in European government bonds (EGBs) have grown significantly over the last 2 years....
Issuance pushes outstanding global debt up 6.2%
Companies around the world took on US$456 billion of net new debt in 2022/23, as of 31 March 2023, pushing the outstanding total up...
How is e-trading accelerating the momentum for global Emerging Markets?
Despite persistent macroeconomic challenges, EM bonds have achieved broad gains in 2024.
Traders are increasingly on the lookout for tools that can help them...
Primary markets start 2023 with top ten hit
Bond issuance for US investment grade on 3 January 2023 was the tenth largest day on record, according to data from Dealogic.
While January is...
Case Study – BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets
BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets.
Recognising the need for smarter ways to assess market dynamics and connect with pools of liquidity, BlueCove has been...
A surfeit of bonds?
Henry I of England famously died from eating a surfeit of lampreys – a delicacy until consumed to excess. Central banks might want to...
BOB Secondary: US Credit has never had it so good
Liquidity in US credit has improved significantly over the past year, with bid-ask spreads lower than any point in 2022, according to MarketAxess’s CP+...
Unlocking Liquidity for the U.S. Treasury Markets
Unlocking Liquidity for the U.S. Treasury Markets
By MarketAxess | 22 November 2022
Advocating for all-to-all trading has always been the MarketAxess way, but lately, it...
