MarketAxess launches centralised marketplace with integrated rates trading
Electronic bond market operator, MarketAxess, has launched a centralised fixed income trading marketplace integrating rates trading capabilities within the MarketAxess trading system.
MarketAxess acquired government...
Inflows to EM debt beta funds could change trading patterns
Emerging market (EM) exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen cumulative inflows of US$1.9 billion year to date, according to analysis by Morgan Stanley, while...
When volatility improves credit liquidity
Credit market liquidity has been positive in the first half of 2025, despite the high levels of volatility.
There are several dynamics which might be...
Bigger / smaller: What sizes are optimal for electronic trading?
Credit trading has been transformed by evolving electronic execution, which has allowed buy-side desks to express investment ideas in to the market using more...
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...
Exoé signs Sherpa Edge Trading as linked agent in Northern Europe
Sherpa Edge Trading is entering into a linked agent agreement with outsourced trading provider Exoé. This partnership will bring Exoé’s buy-side outsourced multi-asset trading...
Trading: Are bond markets broken?
Stressed events – like the gilt market turmoil – are proving too much for the secondary markets to handle.
Behind closed doors, senior traders are...
Retail primary market platform PrimaryBid announces US$190m Series C investment
PrimaryBid, a platform to provide retail investors with access to primary debt and equity market offerings, has closed a US$190 million Series C investment...
A wild ride: Tradeweb’s Hult reviews the bond market in 2023
Historic interest rate moves, a debt ceiling stalemate, major bank collapses and massive geopolitical instability. These mega events sent shocks through the markets in...
Exclusive: MarketAxess trials new mid-point session protocol Mid-X
On Tuesday, MarketAxess ran the first session of a new mid-point matching tool, Mid-X, with over 50 participants. The new trading protocol is session-based...
