Bond platforms report record trading volumes for March
The March 2020 numbers are in for bond trading platforms MarketAxess and Tradeweb and both have seen record results, in a period that has...
Under the skin of new US crossing rules
Crossing trades internally would have saved US investors many millions in March. Dan Barnes reports.
US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is...
Algomi/Euroclear deal may open access to 373,000 bonds
Pre-trade data provider Algomi has significantly extended the universe of bonds for which it can publish trading opportunities, by signing a new agreement with...
China Bond Connect launches real-time DvP and block trading
By Pia Hecher.
Mutual market access scheme Bond Connect, the platform linking investors from Mainland China and overseas, implemented real-time delivery-versus-payment (RDvP) and introduced a...
Editorial: Dealer consortium or dealer cartel?
A class-action lawsuit case alleging cartel behaviour by six prime brokers who “vacuum up 60% or more of the revenue generated by stock loan...
Octaura integrates list and RFQ into loan trading platform
Octaura has integrated list and request for quote (RFQ) protocols on its existing syndicated loan trading platform, in an effort to offer clients faster...
CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe to close by year end
CME Group is to close its London-based derivatives exchange and clearing house, CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe, by year-end 2017. The announcement follows Nasdaq...
Liquidnet reports 57% jump in bond liquidity during volatile markets
Liquidnet has reported that the recent volatility led to an increase in bond trading volumes on the all-to-all block trading platform.
“In the last six...
FSB: Greater transparency, all-to-all trading and clearing could reduce rates markets dislocation
A paper by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), which coordinates international regulatory efforts to promote effective policies, has reported that dealer blame uncertainty over...
Trading: Loans and ABS: The fixed income markets time forgot
Trading in the less liquid parts of the fixed income market has remained relatively untouched by electronification.
Loans and securitised products backed by loans can...
