Review: Mixed bond trading revenues in choppy first quarter
Banks have seen mixed results from bond trading in the first quarter of 2023, across credit and rates, while electronic trading platforms have seen...
The European Markets Choice Awards – The Finalists
Markets Media Europe is delighted to present a preliminary list of finalists for the 2022 European Markets Choice Awards.
The Instinet Positive Change Awards will...
When not to use portfolio trading
Portfolio trading cannot please all of the people all of the time.
The success of portfolio trading (PT) as a protocol has taken bond markets...
Citi, Deutsche Bank admit breaking competition law in bond trading, finds UK watchdog
By Laurie McAughtry
The UK’s anti-trust authority, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has found that five banks including Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Morgan Stanley...
Dealers had ‘exceptional’ 2022 for fixed income; JP Morgan tops Q1 DCM winners
Research by front-office technology provider, valantic FSA, and analyst firm, Acuiti, has found that 52% of dealers had an ‘exceptional’ year for fixed income...
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ iBoxx total return based futures traded...
Trading: Best practices for the sell-side desk
Buy-side traders do not have time to waste, so attention is key to a strong relationship.
We asked buy-side desks about the best ways their...
What’s the fuss about… New capital rules?
What’s all this fuss about new capital rules? The US Federal Reserve has decided that some banks, with over US$100 billion in assets, need...
Research: Trading Intentions Survey 2023
Major platforms show stable leadership in corporate bond trading
Some notable changes in results this year also reflect a change in demographics from respondents. This...
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All shook up: The effect of ELPs on the bond market
Redlap Consulting’s latest research paper, written by Rebecca Healey and Charlotte Decuyper, asserts that the pandemic has “rewritten the rulebook on trading”, and argues...














