Portfolio trading

FILS USA 2023: Traders test the water with new execution methods

The ability to use new trading protocols can be highly dependent upon the funds that a desk trades for and the types of instruments...

Review: Mixed bond trading revenues in choppy first quarter

Banks have seen mixed results from bond trading in the first quarter of 2023, across credit and rates, while electronic trading platforms have seen...

Reform of TRACE reporting urged as portfolio trading rises

Portfolio trading, in which baskets of securities are exchanged with bank in single deals, has been growing in popularity as it gives certainty over...

Analysis: Electronic trading across US and European bond markets

Electronic trading of US credit erupted in May 2024, according to analysis of the US credit market by Coalition Greenwich. It found that investment...

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Getting the measure of sell-side portfolio trading

In its recent report on investment banking activity in 2020, analyst firm Coalition observed that there had been substantial growth in sell-side portfolio trading,...

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....

Tradeweb sees volume drop in June

Bond market operator, Tradeweb, has reported its average daily volume (ADV) in June was US$780.9 billion (bn), a decrease of 8.9% year-on-year (YoY), largely...

FILS USA: How can high yield be traded efficiently in a risk off environment?

Banks are stepping back from taking risk in high yield trading. Trading in a risk-off environment in normal circumstances can be challenging as spreads...

Port in a storm: Asian international bond markets resilient amid volatility

Volatile interest rates, a fractious geopolitical landscape, and rumbles in the Chinese property sector. Despite these headwinds, the international bond markets in Asia were...

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