Why humans give the best execution
Understanding best execution requires an understanding that both explicit and implicit costs can have a serious impact on investment goals, and these often reach...
FILS EU 2025: Traders need to take control of their future
While the European and UK consolidated tape fiascos are dominating gossip around the Fixed income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam, other big themes are clearly...
“A fixed income price is not a fact. A fixed income price is an...
David LaRusso is the head of fixed income trading at Dimensional Fund Advisors, and has just celebrated his 25th anniversary at the firm. The...
TradeTech FX: Multi-asset trading success conditional on buy-side objectives
The value of multi-asset trading desks to an investment manager is conditional on the goals of the buy-side firm aligning with the firm.
At TradeTech...
Bond traders predict data science/AI use explosion in 2026
The DESK’s Corporate Bond Liquidity Access Survey, supported by LTX, finds trading desks are on the cusp of change.
Buy-side traders see 2026 as a turning...
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Managing human capital in fixed income trading
As the fixed income industry evolves, so do the skills needed to succeed — and emotional intelligence is increasingly at the forefront of how...
“There is still an edge in systematic trading”
Systematic trading is often associated with highly liquid instruments, but asset managers have outlined success stories in less liquid debt markets, at the Fixed...
Five ideas from FILS for buy-side traders
The Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit US kicked off on Monday 9 June in Washington DC, with the buy-side traders’ day. While no reporting is...
Worsening credit outlook does not hurt credit trading
The corporate bond market has stood up to the test of tariffs – but will the corporate environment? As earnings season kicks in, companies...
Location will determine bid-ask spreads for European bond traders
Where European bond traders and their counterparties are sat could affect the size of bid-ask spreads they are shown, thanks to a split in...
