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In retail fixed income, trust trumps education

Fixed income markets are complex and esoteric compared with equities. Retail market participants are more interested in bonds than they had been for years, given...

Fiscal policy, market regulation draw bond-market concern

As a still-new US presidential administration settles in and the Securities and Exchange Commission pivots with its own new leader, fixed income markets face...

The barbell effect of analogue and digital trading

Buy-side firms were able to express their trading ideas into the market effectively during market volatility in April demonstrating that flexibility of communication and...

Utility mooted to reduce data onboarding friction

While data has become more abundant across the fixed income ecosystem, making it useful remains a major challenge. “Some of our desks manage hundreds of...

Muni bond, loan market development paths in focus

Like illiquid fixed income instruments, illiquid fixed income markets are not standardized, with each on their own unique path toward market development. Municipal bonds and...

Treasury futures fight intensifies between FMX and CME

The US Fixed Income Leaders Summit 2025 showcased the fierce rivalry in the US treasury futures space, between incumbent giant exchange CME and upstart...

Trading protocol gains bolster liquidity sourcing

Perspectives vary as to which newer methods of buying and selling bonds will most help institutional traders in the next year, but there is...

The elasticity of the bond market as Citadel accelerates competition

Bond markets have proven highly resilient in 2025 whilst demonstrating a significant level of adaptation across different ways of trading. Kicking off the US Fixed...

Broadridge preempts trader demands with BondGPT update

Broadridge has updated BondGPT to anticipate user queries and provide market data and insights based on their progression through the investment and trading workflow. Through...