Broadway Technology’s fixed income spin-off raises questions about competitive landscape
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed the takeover of Broadway Technology by ION Trading Technologies, allowing ION to expand its grip...
Virtu launches liquidity scoring tool for fixed income
Electronic liquidity and technology provider, Virtu Financial, has expanded its multi-asset transaction cost model offering with the launch of Fixed Income Agency Cost Estimator...
Bloomberg launches RMB-denominated Liquid China Credit Index
Bloomberg has launched the Bloomberg Barclays Liquid China Credit (LCC) Index, designed to track the liquid, tradable portion of the RMB-denominated credit bond market....
Bloomberg adds Credit Benchmark data to terminal; expands relationship with Lombard Odier
Bloomberg will make Credit Benchmark’s credit risk data – derived from the risk views of global financial institutions – available on the Bloomberg Terminal,...
Market Analysis: Pressure on US dealing desks is changing priorities in 2020
New analysis of market activity this year has observed that while issuance is “racing toward historic annual highs” there is no corresponding increase in...
Bloomberg changes pricing model for fixed income trading – globally
Bloomberg is radically changing its charging model for fixed income trading. It is to apply fees for fixed income trading across its venues in...
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...
Tradeweb executes first electronic SONIA swaps vs Gilt futures
Fixed income market operator Tradeweb has facilitated its first electronic execution of SONIA swaps against Gilt futures for institutional investors. The electronic transaction was...
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...
Overbond taps AWS to deliver real-time pricing calculations
Fixed income analytics provider Overbond has launched a new real-time AI bond pricing engine that utilises the latest data processing serverless cloud architecture from...