FlexTrade Systems’ FlexTRADER EMS selected by T. Rowe Price
FlexTrade Systems, the execution and order management system (E/OMS) provider, has been chosen by T. Rowe Price to supply the FlexTRADER EMS Fixed Income...
Viewpoint: Technology and the evolution of fixed income trading
Steve Toland, co-founder TransFICC
The fixed income and derivatives market is evolving, rapidly migrating away from the phone onto electronic venues. Electronic trading satisfies the...
Redburn sees value in bond market venue M&A
Analysis by broker Redburn has found that major exchanges – in which it included MarketAxess, the fixed income trading venue, and interdealer broker TP...
Analysis: Fixed income e-trading platforms still seeing outperformance in March
Major electronic bond trading platforms have reported record trading volumes across several sectors of fixed income, supporting the contention that increased adoption last year...
Houlihan Lokey boosts European team with Vieri Betti Guaraldi appointment
Houlihan Lokey has appointed Vieri Betti Guaraldi as a managing director of its capital markets group, part of its expansion of the European team.
In...
Bid-ask spreads drop 25% on average in many markets
The cost of liquidity as measured by the bid-ask spread in bond trading has fallen by approximately 25% since the start of the year,...
ICMA: Adopt data-driven approach to MIFIR RTS 2 post-trade deferral framework
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has co-signed a cross-industry statement on the MIFIR RTS 2 post-trade deferral framework for bonds, calling for a...
MarketAxess muni offerings incorporated into Investortools Dealer Network
Fixed-income electronic trading platform MarketAxess has expanded its municipal bond integration with the Investortools’ platform, the latest phase of its Financial Information eXchange (FIX)...
Nash Panchal named new CIO at MarketAxess
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has named Nash Panchal to succeed Nick Themelis as MarketAxess’ chief information officer (CIO). MarketAxess previously announced Themelis’ retirement from...
John Orrock joins Cowen fixed income outsourced trading
Cowen has expanded its fixed income outsourced trading team with the appointment of John Orrock as managing director. He will be based in the...
Regulation & Market Structure: How the SEC and the Fed will change US bond...
Transparency and structure is coming to the US Treasury and credit markets.
The role of the Fed is changing and consequently the role of other...
Trading Intentions Survey 2016 : The DESK
Building on data gathered in our 2015 Trading Intention’s Survey, The DESK presents its findings for 2016.
The respondents.
This year we had 70 responses from...
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