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Leveraged debt origination up 26% in Europe

Leveraged debt issuance in Europe was up 26% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 according to a recent Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) report,...

Osment joins Natixis CIB

Paul Osment has joined Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) as a managing director and head of UK flow credit sales. Based in London, he...

Tradeweb bets on prediction markets with Kalshi partnership

Tradeweb has partnered with Kalshi, making a minority investment in the prediction market. Tradeweb CEO Billy Hult commented, “Prediction markets are increasingly becoming a key...

Morgan Stanley loses Gibbons to Liquidnet

Liquidnet has named Michael Gibbons as global head of listed derivatives business development. Based in New York, he reports to global head of listed derivatives...

Jefferies boosts outsourced trading offering with TS Imagine

Jefferies has tapped TS Imagine’s order and execution management services for its fixed income outsourced trading offering. TS Imagine will provide order and execution management...

Volumes up, volatility down in US rates

Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) rose by more than a fifth (22%) in US rates last month, reaching US$1.2 trillion. At the same time, CME...

Volumes boom, e-trading stalls in US credit

Activity in US credit accelerated in January, with average daily notional volumes (ADNV) up 22% year-on-year (YoY) to US$61 billion. At the same time, average...

Bloomberg launches SOFR swap futures benchmarks as open interest booms

Bloomberg has launched 11 benchmarks for Eris SOFR Swap futures. The Eris SOFR Swap Futures Tracker Indices measure SOFR swap exposure through exchange-listed holding and...

Double digit revenue growth at US exchanges; services beat trading

US exchanges saw increased revenues across the board in Q4 2025, with the largest players making the bulk of their profits from non-transactional services...