Industry viewpoint : SIX Swiss Exchange : Frédéric Messein
Better interdealer execution generates natural liquidity
Banks’ reticence to trade with clients is a consequence of the cost of carrying risk; SIX Corporate Bonds de-risks...
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...
Technology : Order management systems : Dan Barnes
Will buy-side firms build the OMS they need?
Complaints about order management system performance still dog the fixed income markets, increasing the likelihood of in-house...
Lead : Crossing trades & best execution : Dan Barnes
The best ways to cross‑trade
Crossing trades between funds is operationally complex but rewarding for investors and asset managers; using platforms to standardise the process...
Securities financing : An integrated approach : Lynn Strongin Dodds
Securities lending comes into its own
How buy-side firms are adapting to the margin regime, by Lynn Strongin Dodds.
Regulation, including tighter margin legislation, has focused the buy-side mind...
Rates : Trading protocols : Dan Barnes
The new Treasuries protocols
Breaking away from the request-for-quote protocol could allow for tighter pricing without information leakage.
Traders engaged in the US Treasury (UST) markets...
On the DESK : Cathy Gibson : Royal London
The buy side must be an active participant in shaping market structure if investors are to achieve the best returns, says Cathy Gibson.
Biography: Cathy...
Credit : Information overload : Dan Barnes
Dealer axes: Can’t see the wood for the trees
A proliferation of axes and inventories are making dealer data hard to consume by trading desks....
Industry viewpoint : MTS : David Parker
All-to-all trading: the corporate bond market revolution
By David Parker, Head of Sales at MTS
The promise of an increase in electronic trading in the less...
Derivatives : Exchange-traded products : Joel Clark
Why listed derivatives struggle to address risk
Some traders have been critical of listed products designed to replicate OTC derivatives, but exchanges are working hard...
