Can you guess which market has seen the greatest fall in bid-ask spreads, year-to-date?
Two weeks ago, we asked what was crushing the US investment grade (IG) market’s bid-ask spread. However there has been an even greater reduction...
BIS: Cut your trading costs in half by cosying up to dealers
A new working paper, written by the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank of International Settlements, has found that dealer relationships are crucial...
Charlie Collins named head of European credit at Trumid
Fixed income market veteran, Charlie Collins, has been named head of European credit at Trumid. Collins was most recently a managing director at Tradeweb,...
Trading hacks and force multipliers for the smaller trading team
Faced with rising trading volumes and falling returns, buy-side bond desks are frequently either shrinking or at best struggling to match resource with requirements.
We...
OTCX registers as MTF as UK trading venue perimeter rules begin
Derivatives trading venue OTCX has been registered as a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in the UK, in the week that the UK’s Financial Conduct...
Justin Lada leaves Barclays for Susquehanna
Justin Lada, Barclays’ global head of electronic strategy for credit trading & sales has announced he will be joining proprietary trading firm Susquehanna, as...
The changing liquidity picture for fallen angels and rising stars
When a company has its credit rating adjusted, the impact on bond liquidity is not entirely predictable. In a changeable rate environment as seen...
Tradeweb announces JSCC clearing for MTF and SEF Yen swaps
Multi-asset market operator, Tradeweb has reported that institutional clients executing Japanese Yen swaps on its multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and swap execution facilities (SEFs)...
Breaking into credit with e-trading
The rising rate environment has increased interest in fixed income exposure amongst end investors.
In the US, The DESK has met with several fund...
Analysis: Market response to US Treasury’s increased borrowing needs
The US Treasury’s need to increase debt issuance, beyond market expectations, has had several effects. Firstly there was a ratings downgrade of the USA...
