Why ICSD data could revitalise Europe’s pre-trade bond analytics
Two international securities depositaries (ICSDs), Euroclear and – as of last week – Clearstream, are rolling out access to data for trade settlements in...
Opinion: Regulators need to prioritise closing the market making gap
The one thing bond markets are really in need of, is more two-way liquidity in stressed markets. Yet that is nowhere on the regulatory...
The credit trading processes you really should have automated by now…
Automation has historically been highly challenging in corporate bond markets for several reasons, but traders say some parts of the workflow ‘ought’ to be...
Top tips from TradeTech: Connect debt, derivatives and equity trading
Buy-side traders have observed that close ties in the trading team based on the targets on an investment – be that corporate or government...
Trading protocols: The pros and cons of getting a two-way price in fixed income
Getting a two-way price is unusual in fixed income trading, but normal in FX; that is changing and yielding some real results for best...
Credit Spotlight: How clear can pre-trade get?
Pre-trade transparency is a nirvana for over-the-counter markets, particularly corporate bond trading, which lack the publicly displayed prices of the exchange-traded market.
Unless it...
Data: Are you part of the data disenfranchised?
Where some firms advocate ‘democratising’ data others struggle to capture, process or access data which is crucial to supporting the business.
Creating access to data,...
Get it together: Traders seek primary market harmony
With issuance expected to stay high in 2022, traders appeal for a streamlined approach to primary market interfaces.
The level of global bond issuance in...
The DESK Research: The state of liquidity for US mid-market asset management firms
In 2022, despite robust secondary trading volumes, many buy-side firms are citing worsening liquidity conditions and dealers have seen falling trading revenues moving into...
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AT1 trading volume was elevated a week ahead of Credit Suisse wipe-out
Trading in AT1 bonds spiked on Monday 20th March as a result of the Credit Suisse rescue at the weekend, with one platform trader...
