Trading mechanics

What’s all the fuss about… the US Treasury market?

Who is kicking up a fuss about US government bonds? A new paper published by Darrell Duffie for the Jackson Hole Symposium entitled ‘Resilience redux...

Liquidnet’s trading desk reports peaks and troughs of block bond trading

Fraud fears, rumbles in the Chinese property market and oil and elections in Argentina are top of mind for block bond traders, reports market...

LatAm sees e-trading momentum with support for all-to-all

In Latin America, 46% of trading in corporate hard currency bonds is conducted electronically, according to research by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, compared to...

Trading: Best practices for the sell-side desk

Buy-side traders do not have time to waste, so attention is key to a strong relationship. We asked buy-side desks about the best ways their...

Portfolio trading on the up: fixed income electronifies and sell-side sentiment down, says valantic/Acuiti

Sell-side fixed income participants are witnessing the deepening electronification of fixed income markets, according to a report from Acuiti in association with valantic FSA. As...

Exclusive: What do buy-side traders think about Citadel’s entry into credit?

We asked senior buy-side trading heads about electronic market maker, Citadel Securities, entry into the corporate bond market as a direct market maker, a...

Review: An apples-to-apples comparison of all-to-all trading platforms

We compare the very different all-to-all offerings provided by electronic trading platforms. A good all-to-all offering can really support electronic liquidity provision, especially if traditional...

Mizuho EMEA joins Neptune to distribute real-time axe data

Mizuho EMEA has joined Neptune Networks, the fixed income network for disseminating real-time axe data. Neptune delivers axes from 32 of the leading dealers...