Industry viewpoint: Automation – the road ahead
The DESK talks with Steve Toland, co-Founder of TransFICC about developments in fixed income workflow automation, what factors are driving this and why this...
MarketAxess industry viewpoint
Comparing portfolio trading and list RFQ TCA
By Gio Accurso, Grant Lowensohn and Jessica Hung, MarketAxess
Highlights and objectives
The MarketAxess Research team investigates any key...
Cboe Credit Index Futures: The expanding liquidity picture
As buy-side firms look to increase their exposure to credit futures, market operators find ways to support access.
The DESK spoke with David Litchfield, director...
How much credit should dealers get – and for how much risk?
There is a tension between best execution obligations and the longer-term value of a dealer supporting liquidity provision. Buy-side traders are aware that their...
Balls calls for UK to adopt a more risk-assertive culture
Ed Balls, former economic secretary to the UK Treasury & shadow chancellor, has called for the UK to adopt a risk-positive culture in order...
Why Europe’s electronic credit trading is accelerating
The level of electronic trading in European corporate bond markets has overtaken the US, according to analysis from firms including Propellant and Coalition Greenwich....
ICE: Optimizing the data pipeline for buy-side trading desks
Buy-side bond traders can enhance execution through a flexible data offering.
The DESK spoke with Mark Heckert, ICE’s Chief Operating Officer of Fixed Income...
AiEX Opens New Chapter for Trading in APAC
By Laurent Ischi, Head of APAC Automation, Tradeweb.
When it comes to the increased adoption of electronic trading in interest rate swaps and other derivatives...
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...
FILS USA: How can high yield be traded efficiently in a risk off environment?
Banks are stepping back from taking risk in high yield trading. Trading in a risk-off environment in normal circumstances can be challenging as spreads...
