Automated trading

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Why Europe’s electronic credit trading is accelerating

The level of electronic trading in European corporate bond markets has overtaken the US, according to analysis from firms including Propellant and Coalition Greenwich....

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%;...

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...