Fixed income is Nasdaq’s greatest challenge
By Flora McFarlane.
Market operator Nasdaq has reported second quarter revenues from fixed income, commodities and currency (FICC) remained at US$19 million from Q1 2017,...
Research Profile: DirectBooks
The electronification of primary bond markets is a priority for buy-side firms this year, and DirectBooks, originally formed by a consortium of nine global...
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Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole lose EC fine appeals
Credit Suisse and Crédit Agricole have lost their appeals to avoid €28.4 in fines for competition rule infringement, initially imposed by the European Commission...
Barclays Japan appoints JP Morgan veteran
Yoichi Takemura has been appointed head of macro trading for Japan at Barclays. He will be based in Tokyo.
Alongside overseeing the macro trading division,...
Don’t Panic: How French credit has proven market Zen
The resignation of the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, on 6 October came after less than a month in office. Being the third prime...
EU brings clarity to interim MiFIR data and reporting obligations
The European Commission has published a draft notice on the transitional provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) review.
Designed to bring clarity...
Europe’s government bond market hits electronic ceiling
Electronification of rates in Europe could significantly enhance liquidity and boost trading. David Wigan investigates.
Electronic trading of European government bonds may face a natural...
Research: OMS/EMS Survey 2022
Traders prioritise O/EMS analytics as liquidity dries up
OMS/EMS stacks need to help traders assess trading conditions in 2022.
The DESK’s research into buy-side execution and...
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Colm Murtagh: The Long Goodbye
Dollar Swaps Markets Bid Farewell to LIBOR.
In July, it was linear swaps. In November, non-linear. And next week, on December 13, the further expansion...
MarketAxess acquires RFQ-hub
MarketAxess has acquired a 90% controlling stake of global derivatives and ETF platform RFQ-hub.
RFQ-hub operates a bilateral, multi-asset and multi-dealer request for quote (RFQ)...
March sell-off has driven a longer-term shift towards all-to-all trading
Buyers and sellers were successfully finding opportunities in all-to-all trading as traditional liquidity tightened. Does that herald a permanent shift in behaviour?
All-to-all trading came...
Exploding post-MiFID II data myths
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management at MarketAxess spoke to The DESK about the real impact MiFID II will have upon the data landscape.
How...
