LatAm sees e-trading momentum with support for all-to-all
In Latin America, 46% of trading in corporate hard currency bonds is conducted electronically, according to research by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, compared to...
Quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ has “more red flags than a People’s Liberation Army parade”
The claim by HSBC that noise in an IBM quantum computer helped deliver a 34% improvement in algorithmic trading performance has been disputed by...
BGC CEO to divest ownership if appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker, infrastructure and data provider, BGC Group, has said he would leave the business entirely if he is appointed...
LCH SA extends clearing offering to Belgian debt
By Flora McFarlane.
LCH has announced that its continental Europe-based RepoClear service is now offering clearing on Belgian government bonds.
RepoClear’s monthly volumes currently average €13...
Securities Financing : US repo : Lynn Strongin Dodds
T-Bills swamp the market but repo stays afloat
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the US repo market and how it is staying liquid.
Views are divided...
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...
When will T2S harmonise European bond issuance?
Target 2 for Securities (T2S), the ambitious brainchild of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Eurosystem, has the potential to lower the costs of...
MarketAxess Q1 revenue up 36%; reports on US spreads
Bond market operator MarketAxess has seen revenues for the first quarter of 2020 increase 36% to US$169 million, up on the US$124.5 million it...
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...
FENICS USTreasuries launch : Howard Lutnick : BGC Partners
Howard Lutnick: Revolutionising Treasury trading
Adapting its interdealer expertise for a buy‑side market, BGC is creating a unique trading mechanism to modernise the cash Treasury...
