Flow Traders joins Neptune as first non-bank sell-side participant in Europe
Flow Traders will become the first non-bank sell-side participant in Europe on Neptune Networks, the fixed income platform for disseminating real-time axe data.
Byron Cooper-Fogarty,...
The Book: Barclays makes four investment banking appointments
Barclays has made a number of appointments within its investment banking division. By shoring up its investment banking business, the firm may be looking...
US Treasury recommends HFT firms be identified in TRACE data
By The DESK.
In a review of market structure issued on 6 October 2017, the US Treasury has recommended closing the gap in the granularity...
On The DESK : Alex Brause : The central bank’s buy-side trader
Balancing leadership and discipline with greater autonomy in trading. Alexander Brause speaks to The DESK and explains his role as head of fixed income...
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading
Matt Howell reveals how T Rowe Price optimised its derivatives trading capabilities ahead of the expected boom in trading activity this year.
How are the...
FILS 2024: UK rejects industry pressure to move up T+1 implementation date
There are still issues to be ironed out before the UK and Europe can follow the US to T+1, according to speakers at this...
Eurex boosts partnership programme with credit index derivatives
Eurex has added credit index derivatives to its partnership programme.
Eight banks and liquidity providers joined the programme upon its launch on 1 August, namely...
MarketAxess claims X-Pro boosts trader efficiency by 20%
MarketAxess has presented its new X-Pro trading interface as delivering a significant efficiency boost to bond traders.
Speaking with analysts on the firm’s Q4 2023...
Ratings & Analysis: AI comes for credit ratings
Credit rating agencies are facing the threat of AI, with their share prices taking a major hit this week following the release of new...
Consolidated tape is welcome, but MiFIR still needs tweaks
The inclusion of a consolidated bond tape in the MiFIR review is welcomed, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) says, but refinements need to...
Citi invests in Cicada to boost institutional e-Trading of Mexican govies
Citi has made a minority investment in Cicada Technologies in order to boost the electronification of the US$500 billion Mexican fixed income market. Citi...
Tim Baker joins BMLL to expand firm’s US presence
BMLL, the provider of historical Level 3 data and analytics, has appointed of Tim Baker as senior adviser. Based in New York, Baker will...
