Missing liquidity – Zen and the art of liquidity maintenance
Regulators cannot find the liquidity problem that traders see daily, threatening to set rules for game ‘A’, when game ‘B’ is played out in the markets. Chris...
Market Structure: New risk and liquidity in the US Treasury market
Significant changes in counterparties and market structure have transformed US Treasury market activity.
Dealer-to-client trading has overtaken interdealer markets in volume traded according to analyst...
New issuance process unchanged for 59% of traders despite electronification
New research from analyst firm, Coalition Greenwich, has found that 59% of traders are still waiting to see an improvement in the new issue...
Seeing the pressure market makers are under in European credit
Secondary market data paints a picture of the challenges faced by sell-side market makers in the European corporate bond market during Q4. Information from...
Dealers grow FICC revenues 15% in first quarter of 2021
Sell-side fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC) revenues saw growth of 15% in the first quarter of 2021, according to new research by analyst...
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...
Primary markets see gradual progress as Investor Access reaches 600 buy-side users
A quick straw poll of buy-side traders suggests most believe the electronification of primary markets has stalled somewhat, with twice as many seeing progress...
Project Amber: Dealer consortium developing new bond trading venue
A consortium of sell-side firms is developing a trading platform in the fixed income space, which could rival existing venues including Bloomberg, MarketAxess and...
European Women in Finance : Julie Becker : Going the extra mile
Julie Becker talks to Shanny Basar about sustainability, success and strategy
Julie Becker has accelerated through the ranks since joining the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)...
“Tourists” in emerging markets challenge liquidity
Emerging markets have had a volatile year, intensifying the pressure on asset managers gain better access to liquidity and pricing. Pinebridge Investments’ Chris Perryman,...
This Week from Trader TV: Charles-Henry Monchau, Syz Group
Markets eye tariff deadline, and liquidity shifts for H2.
Global markets will be heavily driven by three major forces this week, says Syz Group’s Charles-Henry...
Smart deployment of tech is key to boost FI desk effectiveness
Mehmet Mazi, Managing Director and Head of Credit Trading at HSBC, gives his expert insight into optimising the trading desk.
Where are the greatest risks...
