Do regulators understand ‘best execution’ in corporate bond markets?
What is best execution in bond markets?
In fixed income a best execution process matches up trade metrics to the investment parameters.
“Trading is simply how...
September: US rates ADNV up 35% YoY amid wider uncertainty
In September, overall trading in US rates rose 1% year-over-year, standing at 59% of volumes, while the average daily notional volume stood at US$988...
Liquidnet and BondAuction collaborate on OMS connectivity
Market operator Liquidnet, and BondAuction, an auction platform for the primary debt capital markets, are partnering to provide their mutual clients access to BondAuction’s...
TS Imagine releases new features for TradeSmart Fixed Income EMS
TS Imagine, the investment and execution management system (EMS) provider has launched several new features of its TradeSmart Fixed Income EMS, all designed to...
US Credit: Liquidity costs trending down
The bid-ask spread in US high yield trading is falling again having suffered an uptick in December, according to MarketAxess Trax, which tracks trading...
Location will determine bid-ask spreads for European bond traders
Where European bond traders and their counterparties are sat could affect the size of bid-ask spreads they are shown, thanks to a split in...
Arteria AI gets strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital
Arteria AI, an enterprise digital documentation specialist, has received strategic investments from Citi Spread Products Investment Technologies (SPRINT), the strategic investing arm of the...
Electronification nudging firms to single trading platforms FlexTrade says as Amundi opts for FlexTRADER...
Speaking to The DESK, FlexTrade EMEA managing director Andy Mahoney said the trend towards the electronification of fixed income has prompted firms to create...
IHS Markit partners with Adroit to deliver multi-asset execution via thinkFolio
Investment services, risk and data management giant, IHS Markit, has partnered with Adroit Trading Technologies to give access to its multi-asset execution management capabilities...
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...
Who can make money, market making Euro credit?
Looking at the average bid-ask spreads of European credit trades, and correlating them with the average trade sizes for the year to date based...
Analyzing chair Gensler’s comments on TRACE reporting
By Julien Alexandre & Grant Lowensohn
Highlights
The SEC chair recently announced the SEC was considering reducing the reporting window for US corporate bond transactions to...
