Trading mechanics

Liquidnet’s trading desk reports peaks and troughs of block bond trading

Fraud fears, rumbles in the Chinese property market and oil and elections in Argentina are top of mind for block bond traders, reports market...

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...

Governance key to EU consolidated bond tape’s success

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) has published a report outlining the possible routes to delivering a successful consolidated tape of price data of...

What’s big, green and keeps traders busy?

Bond issuance sizes in the ESG space are growing, and the average size of the deals are growing too. The proportion of benchmark-sized deals...

Liquidnet Credit revenue hits £11 million, splits from Liquidnet Equities

Liquidnet Credit, part of interdealer broker, data and services provider TP ICAP, saw revenues grew to £11 million in 2023 according to a spokesperson...

When not to use portfolio trading

Portfolio trading cannot please all of the people all of the time. The success of portfolio trading (PT) as a protocol has taken bond markets...

Greenwich Associates: Buy side negative on CLOB for US treasuries

By Flora McFarlane. Only 16% of buy-side firms thought using a central limit order book (CLOBs) would have a positive impact on trading US treasuries,...

Meraki Global Advisors hires fixed income trader from Loomis, Sayles, & Company

Meraki Global Advisors has hired Meghan Siripurapu as a managing director at the firm’s Park City Headquarters in the USA, to meet the growing...

Analysis: Electronic trading across US and European bond markets

Electronic trading of US credit erupted in May 2024, according to analysis of the US credit market by Coalition Greenwich. It found that investment...

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