FILS USA 2026: Liquidity in bits
It is helpful for fixed income market participants to have their current range of choices in trading protocols and execution venues, but that optionality...
Tradeweb: Pre-trade data fuels shifting execution strategies and protocol use in fixed income
Fixed income traders are turning to more trade-specific and AI-supported pre-trade analytics to better inform protocol election and execution strategies, says Grant Adams, director...
DTCC launches automated structured note issuance
The Depository Trust & Clearing Company (DTCC) has launched a new service to automate the issuance of structured notes custodied at the Depository Trust...
LTX gains five heavyweight dealers
Five major banks have joined Broadridge-backed corporate bond e-trading platform LTX.
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, TD Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America are now...
FIM Partners appoints emerging market debt trader
FIM Partners has hired Nicholas Nellis as a portfolio manager and trader focused on emerging-market debt.
He joins the London and Dubai-based investment manager after...
Chart of the week: ECB rates rise expectations
Expectations on the European Central Bank’s appetite to increase its interest rate will have a direct and negative impact on European bond trading which...
Ratings & Analysis: S&P says non-bank/bank nexus is top systemic risk
A new report by S&P Global has highlighted the systemic risks now posed to the financial markets at the point where bank and non-bank...
FILS USA 2026: US economic strength underpins macro outlook
The strength of the US economy is a prevailing macro theme, and while there are concerns about growth being derailed, the near-term outlook remains...
Intelligent application of artificial intelligence in credit
A picture has emerged of the future credit desk for buy-side traders, from discussions at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC last...
Knowing the lifetime cost of a derivatives trade
A partnership between Cassini Systems and IHS Markit is enabling investment firms to build a deeper understanding of their derivatives trading costs into pre-trade...
Katana launches major product upgrade
AI investment and trading tool, Katana, has launched several new features including a secure watchlist, improved position-monitoring capabilities and refinements to its machine learning...
Buy-side desks swing extra US$2.1 million into fixed income trading technology
By Sobia Hamid.
On average buy-side fixed income desks pushed US$2.1 million of additional budget into technology in 2016, according to new research from analyst...
