Markets run on mobile as Microsoft viral patch decimates systems
“Nothing’s working,” said one trader. “Everyone’s on their mobile device. Some banks are up, Bloomberg is up, but I can’t trade as I can’t...
TT to acquire TCA provider Abel Noser
Trading Technologies (TT) has moved into the multi-asset data and analytics space with an agreement to acquire Abel Noser Solutions (ANS), a provider of...
Primary markets : Discretion is the better part of bond issuance
The US regulator has raised questions over bank control of new issuance automation – the question is whether banks behave with valour.
A recent report...
Getting the measure of sell-side portfolio trading
In its recent report on investment banking activity in 2020, analyst firm Coalition observed that there had been substantial growth in sell-side portfolio trading,...
Systematic credit trading changes the buy/sell-side dynamic
An investment manager capable of making a price in less than a minute in Europe, or several minutes in the US, can be a...
On The DESK : Stuart Campbell : BlueBay Asset Management
STUART CAMPBELL: OUTPERFORMANCE AND AUTO-EXECUTION.
Leading the charge into electronic trading, Stuart Campbell tells The DESK how he has set up his team to prevail.
Which characteristics...
Ediphy launches automated bond liquidity discovery tool
Fixed income technology provider Ediphy has launched a tool, Liquidity Checker, which allows fixed income market participants to automate the monitoring of bond liquidity....
FILS USA 2022: Can traders get a single view of a fragmented market?
Scaling up the ability of the trading desk to process orders – either by size of the orders, or the number of tickets the...
RBC Capital Markets joins DirectBooks
DirectBooks, the capital markets consortium founded to improve the bond issuance process has seen RBC Capital Markets join its platform as a member.
At present...
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...
