US fixed income issuance down 12%, ADV up 13.5%, in Q3 2023 YoY
Total US fixed income issuance for Q3 2023 saw a 12% drop (from US$1.8tn) against the same quarter in 2022, and down 12.8% against...
Research: Competition proves tough for O/EMS providers
Onboarding time shows the challenge facing EMS & OMS firms but algo trading increases demand
Two years ago Flextrade had a big pipeline of new...
Research: Analytics use in trading workflow increases by 72% over three years
Effectiveness for reporting and desk performance assessment improves year-on-year.
The DESK’s latest research into trading analytics has found its use growing within the trading workflow,...
Examining the (Thames) Water fall
In 2013 when markets still looked precarious amid the fallout from the financial crisis, utilities were a good investment.
With a near cast-iron cashflow...
Keep an eye on bank issuance
Bank bond issuance is expected to pick up this year according to research by Morgan Stanley analysts. With deposits proving less attractive as a...
Research: Trading Intentions Survey 2023
Major platforms show stable leadership in corporate bond trading
Some notable changes in results this year also reflect a change in demographics from respondents. This...
Research: Trading Protocols Survey 2022
In comp vs non-comp trading polarises across electronic and voice.
The DESK’s Trading Protocols Survey 2022 has found a continuing movement of corporate bond trades...
The DESK Research: The state of liquidity for US mid-market asset management firms
In 2022, despite robust secondary trading volumes, many buy-side firms are citing worsening liquidity conditions and dealers have seen falling trading revenues moving into...
Research: Bloomberg, the EMS of choice for fixed income
We analyse the firm’s success in delivering an outperforming execution management system.
This year’s research has found Bloomberg’s fixed income execution management system (EMS), TSOX,...
Research: OMS/EMS Survey 2022
Traders prioritise O/EMS analytics as liquidity dries up
OMS/EMS stacks need to help traders assess trading conditions in 2022.
The DESK’s research into buy-side execution and...
