Buy side ‘owes’ it to the market to make progress with tech
By Joel Clark.
Using innovative systems and technology to improve fixed income trading is part of the duty of care that buy-side traders owe to...
China focus: The outstanding debt of defaulters
Concern around issuer defaults in China is clearly based upon good evidence; our chart this week from S&P Global Ratings shows the annual growth...
Secondary volumes in 2021 outpace 2020 sell-off implying greater liquidity
The first quarter of 2021 saw record volume in US and European investment grade trading volume. This is surprising on several fronts, with significant...
Concern over data dominates corporate bond discussions
Limited access to data is impeding quantitative analysis of best execution for corporate bonds, leading to a need for more qualitative analysis for many...
Jefferies picks Propellant for FI data analytics
Jefferies has selected Propellant Digital to provide data solutions for fixed income markets.
Propellant combines public and proprietary trading data to financial institutions, aiming to...
Tradeweb hits US$1.2 trillion quarterly volume in Q1 2022
Tradeweb Markets, the operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, has reported financial results for first quarter of 2022, with...
ISIN at issuance launched for Eurobonds by Origin
Origin Markets, the debt capital markets fintech, is launching an instant-ISIN feature, created in collaboration with international central securities depositary (ICSD) Clearstream, which is...
Rules & Ratings: Ratings agencies spar in private ratings legitimacy debacle
KBRA has hit back at Fitch Ratings’ claims that private credit ratings are inaccurate, stating that the agency has damaged its reputation and integrity...
How UBS Bond Port gives traders greater control during market stress
Traders were empowered by electronic execution in the sell-off thanks to market innovation. The DESK speaks to Graham Cox and Nicolas Masso, Global Co-Heads of UBS Bond Port.
How...
BGC claims record Q4 as leadership transition takes effect
BGC Group has posted Q4 revenues of US$572.3 million and full-year figures of US$2.26 billion, and it set to launch FMX Futures to directly...
CME paper: Is US vs Euro rate differential greater than central bank rates?
A research paper by Erik Norland, senior economist of CME Group, has found that the difference between the futures and the spot price for...
MarketAxess reports record August volumes
Bond-market operator MarketAxess has reported having its strongest ever August monthly trading volumes, with US$30.6 billion in total trading average daily volume (ADV), up 44%, driven by...
















