How a credit sell-off might unfold…
Someone, somewhere, is cooking the books
In 2007, I explained the risks of cumulative capital market investments to a friend as a series of interconnected...
Milei’s victory saw Argentinian debt traders reach for rapid risk transfer
In late October 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, scored a decisive win, in the country’s midterm elections, a political triumph...
IOSCO sets pre-hedging guard rails, amid calls for ban
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), has published its final report on pre-hedging, amid call for the practice to be banned, and allegations...
I just dropped in to see what condition my credit was in…
Credit conditions are in the headlines following several private credit defaults, and the debt-fuelled, forward investment in data centres which are expected to underpin...
Secular vs cyclical: How e-trading, issuance and credit spreads align with liquidity
Primary markets are a crucial source of liquidity in secondary markets, as new issues trigger a round of buying and selling activity for newly...
Analysing concern around Japan’s government bond issuance and interdealer inefficiency
The appointment of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister has drawn comparisons with two of the...
Why humans give the best execution
Understanding best execution requires an understanding that both explicit and implicit costs can have a serious impact on investment goals, and these often reach...
Quant funds assess the value of trading
There are huge variations in investment and trading activity across quantitative strategies, the Fixed Income Leaders Summit heard in Amsterdam on Wednesday, and the...
Aligning the pre-trade credit liquidity picture and the execution goal
Pre-trade data and market colour are imperative for buy-side traders looking to achieve best execution in corporate bond markets. Understanding how that applies to...
“A fixed income price is not a fact. A fixed income price is an...
David LaRusso is the head of fixed income trading at Dimensional Fund Advisors, and has just celebrated his 25th anniversary at the firm. The...
