Project Amber: Dealer consortium developing new bond trading venue
A consortium of sell-side firms is developing a trading platform in the fixed income space, which could rival existing venues including Bloomberg, MarketAxess and...
FENICS USTreasuries launch : Howard Lutnick : BGC Partners
Howard Lutnick: Revolutionising Treasury trading
Adapting its interdealer expertise for a buy‑side market, BGC is creating a unique trading mechanism to modernise the cash Treasury...
The evolution of an IDB
TP ICAP has assembled a team of diverse talents including cadres of former Newedge and UBS colleagues amongst the employees of Tullett Prebon, ICAP,...
Exclusive: LedgerEdge to go into administration
LedgerEdge, the distributed ledger-based fixed income trading venue, has closed down.
Founder, David Rutter, said, “We can confirm LedgerEdge has closed, three years after...
Analysis: E-trading platforms see gains and losses in corporate bond market battle
Morgan Stanley analysis of the monthly reports from market operators Tradeweb and MarketAxess, has shown wins and losses in market share for both platforms.
Looking...
Lead: Bloomberg throws down the gauntlet
Bloomberg’s new pricing model for bond trading – if accepted as delivering value – will pay for development of new functionality.
Competition between the big...
Bloomberg: No charge for buy-side fixed income trading
Bloomberg has quashed rumours that buy-side traders are to be charged for fixed income trading in 2021. Buy-side traders had reported to The DESK...
Platforms: What the winners are doing right
A few platforms have consistently gained buy-side confidence over the last five years, through smart assistance and simplification of trading workflow.
The three ‘O’s of...
Tradeweb’s October volumes reflect turbulence in European and US markets
Tradeweb, the market operator across rates, credit, equities and money markets, has reported an average daily volume (ADV) for the month of US$1.05 trillion,...
Exclusive: MarketAxess trials new mid-point session protocol Mid-X
On Tuesday, MarketAxess ran the first session of a new mid-point matching tool, Mid-X, with over 50 participants. The new trading protocol is session-based...