MarketAxess hit 21.5% of investment grade TRACE volume in Q2
Fixed-income market and infrastructure operator, MarketAxess, has seen revenues for the second quarter of 2020 increase 47% year-on-year (YoY) to US$184.8 million, up from...
A wild ride: Tradeweb’s Hult reviews the bond market in 2023
Historic interest rate moves, a debt ceiling stalemate, major bank collapses and massive geopolitical instability. These mega events sent shocks through the markets in...
Bloomberg and DirectBooks’ integration
Bloomberg and DirectBooks integration lays new tracks to drive primary bond market efficiencies and automation
FILS Boston – Bloomberg and DirectBooks’ integration lays new tracks...
Low issuance volumes may impact the momentum to reform primary markets
Platforms keen to emphasise longer term commitment to electronification and greater automation.
Multiple platforms have been launched to drive increased efficiency in managing bond issuance,...
Are bigger trades always better?
Average trade sizes appear to have been increasing in corporate bond markets in recent years. Superficially this might suggest a greater dealer capacity to...
Tradeweb sees continued growth
Tradeweb has reported its average daily volume (ADV) in November was US$693 billion, an increase of 22% year-over-year, with continued broad-based growth in core...
US rates e-trading stabilises
Electronic trading in US rates dropped by five percentage points year-on-year (YoY) but rose by two percentage points month-on-month (MoM), representing 57% of total...
The Book: Primary dealer positions climb rapidly, but concerns appear unfounded
Primary dealer positions of US Treasury holdings are expanding rapidly, but concern around restrictions on capacity are misplaced according to analysis.
A new paper by...
Germany’s rates market comfort
Germany’s government bond market is in rude health, according to the latest analysis of sovereign debt by Andy Hill, director at the International Capital...
ICE sees $35 billion in AUM switched to its indices during H1 2021
Market and infrastructure operator Intercontinental Exchange has reported strong growth in its index business in the first half of 2021. This was driven by...
Propellant.digital secures funding from Volta Ventures
Trading analytics fintech Propellant.digital has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from Volta Ventures.
Co-founded by CEO, Vincent Grandjean, the platform tries to maximise the...
Red, consolidated, tape
Traders want Europe to improve the quality of fixed income data, and quickly. Gill Wadsworth reports.
In October UK consultant Market Structure Partners was awarded...
