Research

The Tenth Annual Trading Intentions Survey

Key parts of bond market electronification are still up for contention, with stiff competition across pre-trade, primary and secondary market services. In 2024 The DESK...

Research Profile: Neptune

In the 2024 Trading Intentions Survey, 53% of respondents reported being users of Neptune’s electronic axe distribution platform, with 24% counting themselves ‘major users’,...

Research Profile: DirectBooks

The electronification of primary bond markets is a priority for buy-side firms this year, and DirectBooks, originally formed by a consortium of nine global...

Port in a storm: Asian international bond markets resilient amid volatility

Volatile interest rates, a fractious geopolitical landscape, and rumbles in the Chinese property sector. Despite these headwinds, the international bond markets in Asia were...

Risk of fiscal crisis in US from growing federal debt

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that if current laws governing taxes and spending generally remained unchanged, the federal...

Improved auto-quoting tops wishlist for corporate bond investors

Improved auto-quoting tops the list of what corporate bond investors would like to see more of from their liquidity providers. That is according to...

Research reveals deep divisions in trading style set by AUM and geography

Larger firms are able to take advantage of more bespoke trading opportunities, but location matters. The DESK’s latest trading protocols research has found that the...

Proprietary trading firms seek fixed income investment expansion in year ahead

Proprietary trading firms, buoyed by an optimistic outlook for the year ahead, are investing in trading new asset classes, particularly fixed income, with government...