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...
Liquidity provider profile: Millennium Advisors
The DESK looks at fixed income liquidity providers business models in depth.
This month, we spoke with Millennium Advisors' Laurent Paulhac, group CEO and Caroline...
Primary markets: Give me some credit: Outlook for bond issuance in 2023
New issues provide liquidity and price points for bond traders; we assess the prospects for the year ahead.
As the cost of borrowing continues to...
Analysis: Impact of diverging capital rules and higher rates on banking
A new paper by analysts from Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman has identified two main drivers for change within wholesale banking over the next...
Derivatives: Credit default swaps – The revival
Applying innovation from corporate bond markets to credit derivatives trading could boost liquidity at a point of market stress.
Single-name credit default swaps (CDSs) provide...
Front-to-back OMS providers change strategy
Dan Barnes investigates why big OMS providers are partnering with smaller players.
In 2018, following the acquisition of Charles River Development by State Street, it seemed...
The European Women in Finance Awards Shortlist for 2022
Markets Media Europe has now released the shortlist for the European Women in Finance Awards 2022.
Since launching the awards in 2020 when Best Execution...
Research: Volatility has changed trading protocol choices in 2021
Buy-side trading desks have used markedly different proportions of trading protocols between passive and active portfolios this year compared to 2020.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols...
FILS 2022: Meeting in the eye of tempestuous markets
The Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit is convening in Nice in the midst of a turbulent market, driven by a combination of rampant inflation, government...
LatAm sees e-trading momentum with support for all-to-all
In Latin America, 46% of trading in corporate hard currency bonds is conducted electronically, according to research by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, compared to...
