FILS USA 2026: Liquidity in bits
It is helpful for fixed income market participants to have their current range of choices in trading protocols and execution venues, but that optionality...
FILS USA 2026: Is execution quality improving?
The answer to whether execution quality is improving, based on discussions at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit, is, 'it depends'. For liquid, standardised instruments...
Trading in Mexico as it teeters on edge of investment grade rating
Mexico has faced a sharp deterioration in its sovereign credit standing within the space of just two weeks in May 2026, with two major...
Investor Demand: “There is no war on”
ING's senior debt capital markets leaders share their outlook on issuance conditions, investor appetite, and what borrowers need to do to succeed in a...
How portfolio trading can prompt a rethink for credit TCA
Portfolio trading (PT) has grown significantly in corporate bond markets, and it creates some meaningful complications for transaction cost analysis and market data.
Portfolio trades...
Surging issuance reflects confidence overcoming uncertainty
This year is shaping up to be a landmark year for corporate debt markets globally, with issuance running at record or near-record levels on...
The need to negotiate a consensus price
Request-for-quote (RFQ) remains the primary go-to protocol across electronic trading venues in corporate bond markets for buy-side traders.
Despite speculation that the electronification of...
Data shows electronic trading has delivered resilience to US markets
The latest data from MarketAxess’s TraX data tool, which follows activity across multiple marketplaces, and its CP+ pricing tool, show that US markets, particularly...
MTS: Clarity, not just transparency, on bond trading costs
How bond trading platforms are redefining cost efficiency in European fixed income
The cost of trading bonds has long been an opaque and contested arena....
When the floor moves: The Treasury sell-off and the credit market liquidity test
The US Treasury market is the foundation for corporate bond market liquidity. When that foundation shakes, the tremors can quickly move into the credit...
