MarketAxess: Expanding Mid-X Protocol – a conversation with Steve Tait
MarketAxess has successfully launched an enhanced Mid-X protocol this past year, expanding its anonymous mid-point matching session, rolling it out for emerging markets and...
Invesco’s 2023 Fixed income outlook: ‘A promising year after a painful selloff’
Invesco has published its outlook for fixed income markets in 2023, noting that valuations now look more attractive, and yields are higher than they...
BIS: Cut your trading costs in half by cosying up to dealers
A new working paper, written by the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank of International Settlements, has found that dealer relationships are crucial...
Bloomberg expands market-on-close list trading facility
Bloomberg has expanded its market-on-close list trading protocol to include US Treasuries.
The service, which was launched for European government bonds in 2024, allows traders...
Citi embraces updated offshore RMB repo scheme
Citi is now a primary liquidity provider for the enhanced offshore RMB bond repurchase (repo) scheme run by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)...
Etrading Software announces CT consultative committee
Etrading Software has announced the members of its consultative committee, which will provide recommendations and external advice on the UK bond tape’s recommendations.
Of the...
Europe sees big drops in implied liquidity costs
Since the start of 2023, European corporate bonds have seen a greater drop in bid-ask spreads than has been seen in their US investment...
Citi and JP Morgan absent from Fed programme
The list of eligible dealers for the Fed’s bond and exchange-traded fund programme for the 12th May has been published and it is missing...
Chatham Asset Management fined for improper bond trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged New Jersey-based Chatham Asset Management and its founder, Anthony Melchiorre, in connection with improper trading of...
ICE: Indexing – the next evolution
ICE offers advancements with customisation, AI and a depth of historical data
The DESK spoke to Varun Pawar, ICE Fixed Income & Data Services’ Chief...
Mosaic Smart Data and Limeglass boost research analytics for banks
Analytics provider Mosaic Smart Data and Limeglass, the financial research specialist, have formed an alliance to help banks analyse research reports associated with client...
How CIOs value the trading desk in 2025
This year has challenged some major assumptions for investors, the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit, held in Washington DC, heard on 11 June.
Lori Heinel, global...
















