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Electronic credit platforms report fresh rises in trading volumes for March and Q1

Electronic bond market operators saw a new boost to volumes in March, and in the first quarter more broadly, as volatility in capital markets...

Symphony SPARC falls prey to debate on venue versus execution tool

Capital markets communication network, Symphony has been fined by the US derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), after it found the firm’s...

European bond traders struggle with block trades and counterparties

Analysis of the European and US corporate bond markets by Coalition Greenwich has found that block trades and counterparties are a far greater concern...

Tradeweb reports ADV in June up 35% year-on-year

Tradeweb has reported that its total trading volume for June 2021 reached US$23.1 trillion. Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was US$1.05 trillion,...

MarketAxess rides all-to-all and volume growth to record revenues in Q1

Bond market operator MarketAxess has reported Q1 2021 revenues of US$195.5 million, up 16% on the previous year and a company record. While Q1...

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...

November gives Tradeweb its second highest month’s ADV ever

Market operator Tradeweb has reported today total trading volume for November of US$18.7 trillion across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money...

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...

Symphony’s new president outlines his vision

Brad Levy, the new president and chief commercial officer (CCO) of Symphony, the capital markets communication network, has outlined his vision of the company’s...