Block trading

The answer to whether execution quality is improving, based on discussions at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit, is, 'it depends'. For liquid, standardised instruments...

Request-for-quote (RFQ) remains the primary go-to protocol across electronic trading venues in corporate bond markets for buy-side traders. Despite speculation that the electronification of...

The US Treasury market is the foundation for corporate bond market liquidity. When that foundation shakes, the tremors can quickly move into the credit...

The efficiency of electronic trading has trade-offs for blocks based on information disclosure, leakage and trust. Electronifying execution of larger bond orders is the ‘holy...

Trade sizes in Europe’s corporate bond markets are aligning across investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) sectors, while the US markets are still...

European fixed income fund flows remain structurally different from the US, materially affecting trading flows during the day. In 2025, 84% of Europe’s US$422.7bn net inflows went to active open-ended funds. US flows...

In late October 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, scored a decisive win, in the country’s midterm elections, a political triumph...

Pre-trade data and market colour are imperative for buy-side traders looking to achieve best execution in corporate bond markets. Understanding how that applies to...

Argentina’s bond markets have been notoriously challenging for investors. Twenty years after the country underwent a major debt restructuring, and just five years after...

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...