How traders weathered the Treasury sell-off
The US Treasury’s auction of seven-year notes last Thursday saw the lowest investor appetite ever, according to some sources, leaving primary dealers holding the...
SGX, Trumid and Hillhouse Capital to launch new Asian bond trading platform
Trumid, Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Hillhouse Capital have formed a joint venture, XinTru, to better support liquidity and execution in the Asian bond market...
MarketAxess launches centralised marketplace with integrated rates trading
Electronic bond market operator, MarketAxess, has launched a centralised fixed income trading marketplace integrating rates trading capabilities within the MarketAxess trading system.
MarketAxess acquired government...
Bloomberg changes pricing model for fixed income trading – globally
Bloomberg is radically changing its charging model for fixed income trading. It is to apply fees for fixed income trading across its venues in...
BrokerTec launches dealer-to-client repo execution platform into US markets
Market operator BrokerTec, part of the CME Group, has made its dealer-to-client request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform, BrokerTec Quote, available to the US repo market...
Bloomberg: No charge for buy-side fixed income trading
Bloomberg has quashed rumours that buy-side traders are to be charged for fixed income trading in 2021. Buy-side traders had reported to The DESK...
Tradeweb executes first electronic SONIA swaps vs Gilt futures
Fixed income market operator Tradeweb has facilitated its first electronic execution of SONIA swaps against Gilt futures for institutional investors. The electronic transaction was...
Exclusive: MarketAxess trials new mid-point session protocol Mid-X
On Tuesday, MarketAxess ran the first session of a new mid-point matching tool, Mid-X, with over 50 participants. The new trading protocol is session-based...
Trumid launches emerging markets trading
Fixed income market operator Trumid, has launched emerging markets bond trading on its Trumid Market Center platform.
Market Center connects fixed income professionals to a...
Greenwich: D2C Treasuries e-trading increases in July
An analysis of trading in the US Treasury space by Greenwich Associates has seen the proportion of electronic dealer-to-client activity (D2C) increasing in July,...
