Trading Intentions Survey: Data and protocol innovation are the battlegrounds for credit trading
The 2026 Trading Intentions Survey has found that data is the most hotly-contested field in supporting corporate bond trading today, while analysis of trading...
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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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Exclusive: US analysis of Trading Intentions Survey 2025
This year we're diving deeper into the Trading Intentions Survey. to give a more nuanced view of buy-side engagement with trading services, platforms and...
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Trading Intentions Survey 2025
The battle for pre-trade analytics
The 2025 Trading Intentions Survey canvassed 40 buy-side trading desks across asset managers headquartered in Europe (52%) and the US...
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Research profile: Neptune shines bright
The DESK spoke with Byron Cooper-Fogarty, CEO of Neptune, to understand how it keeps delivering for buy-side users.
Axe streaming service, Neptune, has continued to...
Research profile: DirectBooks’ magic sauce
The DESK spoke with Rich Kerschner, CEO of DirectBooks, to understand what the magic ingredient is behind their success.
What has given DirectBooks the lead...
Investor Demand: How Trump tariffs could affect investor appetite for dollar, risk outcomes
UBS House View, published by Mark Haefele, Global Wealth Management chief investment officer; Brian Rose, senior US economist, CIO America; Jon Gordon, strategist, UBS...
August: US Treasuries record first trillion-dollar ADNV
US Treasuries had their first trillion-dollar month in August thanks to a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan and ongoing fiscal uncertainty...
Analysis: Electronic trading across US and European bond markets
Electronic trading of US credit erupted in May 2024, according to analysis of the US credit market by Coalition Greenwich. It found that investment...
Research: How mid-sized asset managers e-trade larger orders
The DESK’s research supported by LTX, finds liquidity improving, larger electronic trade sizes and greater use of data science pre-trade.
In 2024 bond markets are...
