Trading: How to find liquidity in a drought
When market makers offer no bids for corporate bond trades, buy-side traders need to get creative.
Dealers are the main source of liquidity in the...
Investor Demand: BofA sees investor sentiment bounce back in May
The Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey (FMS) has seen the scaling back of US-China tariffs as a net positive for activity. In...
ESMA reports EU bonds subject to MiFID II transparency
A total of 1,355 liquid bonds trading on EU trading venues are currently subject to MiFID II transparency requirements, according to the European Securities...
NatWest, Loop Capital, and TD Securities join DirectBooks
NatWest, Loop Capital and TD Securities have joined the DirectBooks bond issuance platform. The recent additions increase the total number of underwriters on DirectBooks...
David Doggett promoted at Morgan Stanley
David Doggett has been named head of emerging markets trading at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
Doggett has been a senior global trader at the firm...
MarketAxess volumes up 16.4%; EM and all-to-all lead growth
By Pia Hecher.
Venue operator and data provider MarketAxess has announced its second quarter results with significant upward trends in overall trading volume, including Open...
The interplay between the cash and derivative credit markets
For investors, the derivatives market is a potentially a rich source for investment returns and risk management. It can also be a valuable source...
Record corporate and municipal trading volumes at ICE Bonds
ICE Bonds has record trading volumes for corporate and municipal bonds in H1 2025.
A total US$120 billion in corporate bonds was traded on the...
CSDR: Settlement ‘discipline’ could punish market liquidity
A regulatory shadow hangs over the market as agencies battle to contain the impact. Chris Hall reports.
As part of the European Commission’s efforts to...
FIX issues guide for MiFID II reporting of bond trades
By Flora McFarlane.
FIX Trading Community, which sets the messaging standard for trading messages sent between buy-side and sell-side firms, has published the final Recommended...
Exclusive: Trumid hires former Neptune CTO Gavin Collins
Trumid has hired Neptune’s former chief technology and product officer, Gavin Collins.
The newly created role will see Collins head up Trumid’s dealer-to-client Attributed Trading...
Simon Bevan promoted at ING
Simon Bevan has been promoted to global head of eTrading at ING.
Bevan has 15 years of industry experience and has been with ING as...
