Bloomberg tops ESMA’s bond venue report for ISIN count in Q4 2023
The European and Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its report on the highest volume traded for individual bonds, tracked by International Securities Identification...
ESMA confirms launch of bond CTP in 2025
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has confirmed consolidated tape providers (CTPs) will be selected by the end of next year, pushing the...
Strong start of the year in electronic credit trading
Electronic credit markets started 2025 on a strong note, with January's total credit average daily volume (ADV) showing robust growth across platforms. Trumid reported...
CFTC fines Nasdaq Futures over “false and misleading statements”
Nasdaq Futures has received a US$22 million penalty from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for failing to sufficiently establish, monitor or enforce rules...
Under the skin of new US crossing rules
Crossing trades internally would have saved US investors many millions in March. Dan Barnes reports.
US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is...
EXCLUSIVE: Citadel Securities confirms plans to enter corporate bond market
Citadel Securities has announced plans to enter the corporate bond market this year, The DESK can reveal, in a surprise play for one of...
Aladdin users gain Cassini support for derivatives trading
BlackRock has partnered with Cassini Systems, the pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics provider, to integrate Cassini analytics into BlackRock’s Aladdin order and...
Intesa Sanpaolo joins ICE Clear Credit, expanding European participation
Intesa Sanpaolo has become a clearing participant at ICE Clear Credit, the clearinghouse for credit default swaps.
“The addition of Intesa Sanpaolo to the...
TradingScreen and Imagine Software to merge; Flatley named CEO of new entity
Private equity firm Francisco Partners, which The DESK revealed has acquired TradingScreen, a provider of trading execution and order management software, is to merge...
Trumid sees record volumes
Credit trading platform Trumid, announced a record month of trading volume in November on the company’s electronic bond trading platform. During November, Trumid’s single-day...
Sarah Lambert joins Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments has appointed Sarah Lambert as a senior municipal trader. She is based in Boston.
Lambert has more than a decade of industry experience...
Swami takes on Singapore markets
Citi has promoted Nathan Swami to head of markets for Singapore, which Citi says is one of its key trading hubs in the APAC...
















