Tipping Point: CME’s SOFR-linked STIR Futures eclipse Libor-linked STIR Futures for first time
CME open interest data confirms that Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)-linked short term interest rate (STIR) Futures open interest has, for the first time,...
MarketAxess to buy algo provider Pragma
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pragma, a quantitative trading technology provider specialising in algorithmic and analytical services...
Analysis: Is credit trading really so close?
Last week we reported on the battle for credit trading between keen rivals MarketAxess and Tradeweb. During this reporting, we noted that Morgan Stanley...
Dark trading limits to apply from March after reporting failures
*Update* The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will only apply the double volume cap (DVC) mechanism for trading European equities from March 2018,...
EC launches wide ranging review of MiFID II/MiFIR and investment firms
The European Commission (EC) has launched a ‘Review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators’ to capture any perceived changes needed...
Reviews of MiFID II transparency raise concerns
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched consultations on 3 February 2020 for the regime for non-equity instrument systematic internalisers (SIs), venues that...
David Howson named as CBOE president
Cboe Global Markets has announced changes to its senior management team under chief executive officer, Ed Tilly, including the appointment of David Howson to...
Tradeweb reports high volumes continuing into April
Market operator Tradeweb has reported average daily volume (ADV) of US$763.4 billion in April across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money...
Liquidnet: Listed derivatives volumes grew nearly 46% globally in 2021
A new report published by market operator Liquidnet has identified a 45.8% growth in listed derivatives trading volumes in 2021 over the previous year.
The...
Tradeweb sees credit default swap volume double in March
Tradeweb has reported total trading volume for March 2022 of US$28.2 trillion, with US$811 billion in credit default swaps, up from US$330 billion in...
