Crunch on liquidity costs
As bid-ask spreads begin to widen on both sides of the Atlantic, buy-side credit traders need to reassess how to best manage the crunch...
Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
Meet the consolidated tape contenders
Europe’s development of a consolidated tape for trading data now has clear front runners and benefits.
Three firms have confirmed they will compete to be...
The credit trading processes you really should have automated by now…
Automation has historically been highly challenging in corporate bond markets for several reasons, but traders say some parts of the workflow ‘ought’ to be...
FILS USA: The three fierce battles for credit e-trading market share
Electronic trading in US fixed income is hotly contested between Bloomberg, MarketAxess, Tradeweb and Trumid all competing for market share of trading cash bonds...
The interplay between the cash and derivative credit markets
For investors, the derivatives market is a potentially a rich source for investment returns and risk management. It can also be a valuable source...
Tangible returns from bond trade automation
Adoption of automated trading continues apace across several bond markets and within different grades of instrument. Gareth Coltman, global head of automation at MarketAxess,...
“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...
Fixed Income Automation Surge: 60% of Credit Traders Now Use Robots
The electronification of fixed income markets is accelerating, driven by increased adoption of automated trading systems, with 60 per cent of credit market participants...
November’s bumper month for fixed income e-trading
Electronic trading platforms have reported a bumper November for fixed income trading, with CME reporting interest rate average daily volume (ADV) up by 42%;...
