The interplay between the cash and derivative credit markets
For investors, the derivatives market is a potentially a rich source for investment returns and risk management. It can also be a valuable source...
Coalition Greenwich: Dealers holding long-dated bonds again; net Treasury positions double
Dealers are holding positive levels of longer-dated corporate bonds in their inventories again, and treasury bills drove volume growth in H1 2023, according to...
Tradeweb and MarketAxess see credit volumes increase over 25% in December
Market operators MarketAxess and Tradeweb have released their December trading levels, with both seeing a monthly increase of 25% in credit trading average daily...
Investor Demand: Ermotti says tariff uncertainty took Spring out of investors’ step
Sergio Ermotti, group CEO at UBS, has said the usually positive investor sentiment in the Spring season was severely watered down by tariff uncertainty.
“The...
Credit: The liquid, green bond sea
By Dan Barnes.
Green bonds issuance is booming and investor appetite growing, making access to markets increasingly important.
The size of the green bond market reached...
Liontrust – The trading team built for growth
Matt McLoughlin, partner and head of trading at Liontrust Asset Management, explains why expanding trading capabilities to match AUM and asset class growth needs...
June sees European bond volume bounce back
European volumes in sovereign bonds traded in the secondary market continued to bounce back to its near 18-month peak, according to MarketAxess data, with...
Bond platforms report record trading volumes for March
The March 2020 numbers are in for bond trading platforms MarketAxess and Tradeweb and both have seen record results, in a period that has...
What volatility looks like
Understanding how challenging the European markets have been to trade this year is far clearer when looking at the numbers. According to MarketAxess TraX...
Matthew Walters joins Susquehanna
Susquehanna has appointed Matthew Walters as head of credit platform sales, a source has revealed to The DESK. He reports to Justin Lada, head...
Data’s weakness in March crisis accelerates calls for European tape
Where European bond market infrastructure has lagged behind US, traders – and therefore investors – have suffered.
From a promised age of enlightenment, many traders...
Review: Mixed bond trading revenues in choppy first quarter
Banks have seen mixed results from bond trading in the first quarter of 2023, across credit and rates, while electronic trading platforms have seen...
