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Beating increased trading costs in the 2-year Treasury

Two-year Treasury volatility has jumped in March, as yields rose rapidly, reflecting weakening confidence in future rate cuts being made by the US Federal...

Roundtable debate: Can the market electronify block trades?

The efficiency of electronic trading has trade-offs for blocks based on information disclosure, leakage and trust. Electronifying execution of larger bond orders is the ‘holy...

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...

Brett Chappell: Low friction EM markets get an effective rate cut

Market structure, technology, and constraints are reshaping EM debt Emerging markets (EM) are becoming central to where growth, issuance, and risk transfer occur in global...

European bond trading impacted by 84% of flows to active open-ended funds

European fixed income fund flows remain structurally different from the US, materially affecting trading flows during the day. In 2025, 84% of Europe’s US$422.7bn net inflows went to active open-ended funds. US flows...

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...

Competition in US Treasury clearing could sustain vicious exchange battle

The bitter competition between FMX and the CME, for trading of US Treasuries and Treasury futures, could enter an accelerated phase as new clearing...

On the Desk: Ed Wicks, head of trading, L&G Asset Management

Ed Wicks, L&G Asset Management's head of trading, sat down with The DESK to discuss how the company organises its operations, the trends he...

Milei’s victory saw Argentinian debt traders reach for rapid risk transfer

In late October 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, scored a decisive win, in the country’s midterm elections, a political triumph...