Effecting change without disruption
LSEG has built a suite of services that can be used with minimal friction and maximise the capacity to trade effectively.
As clients face a...
On the DESK: Making traders integral to the investment process
Sonali Pier explains how a trader can stand out, and be given a sense of owning the investment process through leadership.
How is trading built...
Origination: BMO issues US$1 billion in 60-year notes
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has issued US$1 billion in additional tier 1 limited recourse capital notes (LCRN).
The series six LCRNs have a 6.875%...
ESMA’s CTP selection process begins
ESMA has initiated the selection process for the European bond consolidated tape provider (CTP).
Potential candidates must submit requests to participate in the first selection...
Charles Taylor Investment Management selects Bloomberg OMS
Charles Taylor Investment Management (CTIM), the fund management business of Charles Taylor, has adopted Bloomberg’s Asset & Investment Manager (AIM) and PORT Enterprise systems....
Insight & Analysis: Eighty percent of liquidity disappeared from long bond future post 2...
Ten ticks’ depth of order book collapsed as liquidity providers fled unprecedented volatility, analysis from The DESK shows.
After an initial flight to safety on...
ESMA moves to tighten up algo surveillance
Algo trading has grown increasingly complex over the last decade. In 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) permitted competition with the national...
US Treasury e-trading declined in 2025
Electronic trading of US Treasuries declined in 2025 despite rising average daily notional volumes (ADNV), according to a Coalition Greenwich report.
ADNV was up 16%...
Citi and JP Morgan absent from Fed programme
The list of eligible dealers for the Fed’s bond and exchange-traded fund programme for the 12th May has been published and it is missing...
Is Europe being punished for slower e-trading adoption?
The liquidity shortfall, expected at the end of the year, is traditionally triggered by dealers’ reluctance to make markets when their risk positions are...
UBS names Sergio Ermotti as group CEO
The Board made the decision to appoint Sergio P. Ermotti as Chief Executive Officer in light of UBS’s new priorities following its planned acquisition...
The DESK: Systematic trading
The DESK discusses effective systematic trading, the benefits to end investors, and the skills needed to create and run systematic workflows with Chris Minck,...
