What is behind the falling cost of IG liquidity?
The bid-ask spreads in credit trading across the Europe and US have fallen dramatically in the first three weeks of 2024, relative to the...
FlexTrade integrates IHS Markit pre-trade TCA data into EMS
FlexTrade, the multi-asset execution and order management system provider, and IHS Markit, the analytics and solutions provider to buy- and sell-side firms, are integrating...
Details on MiFIR deferral regime still needed
A draft report published by Danuta Hübner, rapporteur for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament, has detailed changes to...
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...
European Commission pushes consolidated tape for primary and secondary bond market
The European Commission (EC) has set out a wide ranging process to “stimulate the openness, strength and resilience of the EU's economic and financial...
TORA’s OEMS integrates with Liquidnet’s IA Trader
Trading systems provider TORA has integrated its order and execution management system (OEMS) with a global institutional investment network, Liquidnet’s IA Trader. The integration...
A new model for predicting fixed income trading costs
BestX, the execution quality analysis provider, has launched a new tool for fixed income traders to support their pre-trade capabilities.
The ‘Expected Cost’ model is...
Why ICSD data could revitalise Europe’s pre-trade bond analytics
Two international securities depositaries (ICSDs), Euroclear and – as of last week – Clearstream, are rolling out access to data for trade settlements in...
Bloomberg introduces new fixed income pre-trade TCA model
Bloomberg has launched a new pre-trade transaction cost analysis (TCA) model that helps market participants to assess trade cost, daily executable volume, and probability...
Abel Noser acquires Trade Informatics
Trade analytics and agency brokerage Abel Noser has closed the deal with Trade Informatics, a New York based firm offering equities trade cost analysis...
