What to do when credit goes quiet…
The low volumes in credit trading over summer created an opportunity for traders to engage in strategic projects that deliver longer-term benefits to the...
Analysing the split between US and EU investment grade trade sizes
Recent reports that high yield (HY) trades are increasing in size and investment grade (IG) are shrinking, have ignored the year-on-year growth of European...
Get your trade dressed to kill (or execute)
Getting a trade to look attractive to a counterparty gets harder the more illiquid, large, and specific it is. As the purpose of a...
Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
Year-to-date issuance higher in corporate bonds as leveraged loans drop
Issuance of corporate debt in the US and European markets is looking relatively strong year to date, however loans have tailed off significantly, according...
European credit volumes plummet as US stays buoyant
European corporate bond markets have seen trading volumes and trade count collapse going into summer, as the holiday period provides some respite for tired...
Insights & Analysis: UBS tracks rising quality in US high yield
In an analysis of US credit fundamentals for high yield (HY) debt, investment banking giant, UBS, via its HOLT valuation service acquired from Credit...
Second quarter issuance recovers after soft April and May
Morgan Stanley has reported that June issuance increased 13% year-on-year (YoY) following a 34% drop in April and 3% decline in May.
“Strong June issuance...
E-trading boosts efficiency not liquidity in Japan’s buy-and-hold bond market
Japan’s bond market has long been seen as voice-heavy, with established traditions of relationship-based trading and an aversion to electronic, less personal alternatives. However,...
Do Europe’s credit trading costs invert the pattern for US debt trades?
An analysis of average bid-ask spreads in corporate bond markets across the European and US markets suggests that median bid ask spreads responses are...
