Platform volumes in May up on 2019 levels

Platform volumes in May up on 2019 levels

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Market operator MarketAxess has seen a monthly trading volume for May 2020 of US$520 billion consisting of $229 billion in credit volume and $291...
European fixed income futures’ blocks match on InTick

European fixed income futures’ blocks match on InTick

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Blocks in Gilts and Eurex fixed income futures have started being matched on the InTIck all-to-all platform during the June 2025 roll. InTick, a network...
The fall of Europe’s brokers

The fall of Europe’s brokers

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Reduced competition could lead to higher prices for buy-side bond traders. The collapse of European brokerage houses is hitting buy-side trading desks in two ways....
BNP Paribas Asset Management names new head of global trading

BNP Paribas Asset Management names new head of global trading

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BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Sophie Lugiez as head of the Global Trading Function (GTF). Based in Paris, Lugiez reports to Rob Gambi,...
Euronext’s European govie mini-futures go live

Euronext’s European govie mini-futures go live

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Euronext has launched its mini-futures for European government bonds. The products focus on the 10-year OAT, Bund, Bono and BTP. They also cover the first...
US shutdown hitting bond market traders

US shutdown hitting bond market traders

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By Pia Hecher. The ongoing United States federal government shutdown is directly impacting US bond market regulation and evolution, leading to the Fixed Income Market...
MarketAxess Q2 update: Claims 20% share global credit trading; portfolio trading ‘flattened out’

MarketAxess Q2 update: Claims 20% share global credit trading; portfolio trading ‘flattened out’

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MarketAxess has reported its Q2 results for 2022, including a record composite corporate bond market share, estimated at estimated 20.2%, up from 17.8% in Q1 2021...
Volatility, velocity and variability

Volatility, velocity and variability

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Brad Levy, chief executive of Symphony, is positioning the company to help the financial industry navigate a ‘supercycle’ of change driven by the “three...
TRACE recalibration exposes double counting

TRACE recalibration exposes double counting

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An adjustment to bond trade reporting to TRACE, the US post-trade reporting tape for fixed income, has cut the volume of trades arranged via...
The big issue

The big issue

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Corporate bond issuance has boomed at the start of 2024, at a point when rates are peaking. They may not be that high in...
Jane Street: Ten years of progress

Jane Street: Ten years of progress

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The DESK and Jane Street first met in 2014 at FILS – we speak with Ian Shea, Head of Fixed Income Trading. How has...
LIBOR risks growing

LIBOR risks growing

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Philip Whitehurst, head of service development at clearing house LCH has warned delegates at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit to take FCA warnings seriously regarding...