Record volumes reported across platforms
By Vineet Naik.
Record trading volumes have been reported across platforms in 2019 despite decreased volatility and challenging market conditions. LiquidityEdge, TradeWeb, and MarketAxess have...
OpenYield set for expansion with latest funding round
Closing a US$7 million funding round, bond marketplace OpenYield plans to boost its client base, drive global expansion and expand its product range. The...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2021
This year sees tighter pipelines for new business and a wider array of trading protocols.
Executive summary
One year on from the sell-off in Q1 2020,...
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Technology : TCA in Fixed Income
Making up the numbers.
Regulatory changes that emphasise transparency are driving adoption of transaction cost analysis for bond trading, writes Sarah Spikes.
Transaction cost analysis (TCA)...
Getting the measure of sell-side portfolio trading
In its recent report on investment banking activity in 2020, analyst firm Coalition observed that there had been substantial growth in sell-side portfolio trading,...
MarketAxess: Changing liquidity conditions will impact the need for data
Data demands change as liquidity ebbs and flows, creating risks for buy-side traders as they seek to use more data to support their activity...
Technology : Order management systems : Dan Barnes
Will buy-side firms build the OMS they need?
Complaints about order management system performance still dog the fixed income markets, increasing the likelihood of in-house...
BOB Secondary: US Credit has never had it so good
Liquidity in US credit has improved significantly over the past year, with bid-ask spreads lower than any point in 2022, according to MarketAxess’s CP+...
The Book: Equity-linked note issuance on the rise in APAC
Convertible and exchangeable bond issuance in APAC is on track for a record-breaking year, Citi has noted.
Convertible bonds allow holders to convert their bond...
SEC rule defining all market makers as ‘dealers’ thrown out
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had its rule, that would have defined electronic market makers as ‘dealers’, vacated in case tried...
Partnering to revolutionise the buy-side trading experience – Case study
An MTS case study on delivering quality corporate bond data through partnership, collaboration, and integration
This case study presents just one example of how a...
UBS: The client-led dealer driving best execution
Traditional sell-side firms can engage most effectively in fixed income by enabling, rather than pushing, buy-side strategy.
As markets face considerable operational pressure, delivering change...
