Meet the new market makers
The DESK profiles six of the major electronic liquidity providers.
Non-traditional market makers were seen to offer liquidity when many dealers pulled back in 2020....
The Trading Intentions Survey 2015
The incumbent platforms lead the polls, yet clear and significant support is shown for new innovators.
The ‘Trading Intentions survey 2015’ was conducted across 24...
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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Research: Having an EMS does lead to better performance in bond trading
The buy-side’s wish-list for execution and order management systems revealed in The DESK’s latest research.
Buy-side bond traders want their trading technology to provide a...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : UBS Bond Port
Adopting an agency approach has allowed UBS to deliver a service that has eluded many other banks via Bond Port.
As a result, the...
The DESK Research: Which trading protocols are buy-side firms using?
Primary research finds a distinct break between trading for active and passive portfolios across non-comp trading and auto-execution.
The DESK surveyed 30 buy-side trading...
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...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : Trumid
TRUMID
Trumid has experienced astounding growth over the past year, with average daily trading volume in January up 325% over January 2019, reaching US$761m, which...
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...
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...
