Liquidnet sees surge in e-trading activity, ‘record-breaking’ week for Europe’s primary market

Liquidnet sees surge in e-trading activity, ‘record-breaking’ week for Europe’s primary market

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Liquidnet has reported a record-breaking week for electronic new issues trading for the week commencing 8 January. Records were broken in terms of volumes,...
Bid-ask spreads expanding in European credit

Bid-ask spreads expanding in European credit

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European credit traders have seen bid-ask spreads expand over the past two weeks, however this follows a notable tightening since summer, according to data...
Natwest Markets trading desk automating fixed income trading workflow with ipushpull

Natwest Markets trading desk automating fixed income trading workflow with ipushpull

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Natwest Markets has implemented a new PPQ (Pushpull Quotes) workflow system to streamline manual workflow around non-standard, complex trades such as fixed income trading. Matthew...
OTCX registers as MTF as UK trading venue perimeter rules begin

OTCX registers as MTF as UK trading venue perimeter rules begin

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Derivatives trading venue OTCX has been registered as a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in the UK, in the week that the UK’s Financial Conduct...
Beer leaves Aberdeen for MFS

Beer leaves Aberdeen for MFS

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Russell Beer has joined MFS Investment Management as an emerging markets debt trader. As of June 30 2025, MFS Investment held US$635.4 billion in assets...
Smart deployment of tech is key to boost FI desk effectiveness

Smart deployment of tech is key to boost FI desk effectiveness

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Mehmet Mazi, Managing Director and Head of Credit Trading at HSBC, gives his expert insight into optimising the trading desk. Where are the greatest risks...
Bloomberg facilitates European government bonds electronic list trade

Bloomberg facilitates European government bonds electronic list trade

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Bloomberg has executed the first electronic list trade in European government bonds though its multilateral trading facility (MTF), with its evaluated pricing service (BVAL)...
Results Summary: Q2 sees cautious bounce, but poor asset performance pressures profits 

Results Summary: Q2 sees cautious bounce, but poor asset performance pressures profits 

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Revenues in Q2 have started to inch up at the major investment banks, despite less than stellar fixed income and equities results.   Looking at the...
Credit hungry in 2025

Credit hungry in 2025

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The market is clearly very hungry for more credit, a positive signal given how much new and refinanced debt is being issued. This can most...
Hult: The dealer business is changing

Hult: The dealer business is changing

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Who are the big beasts of the bond markets today? The red ink on banks’ recent quarterly earnings reports writes the latest chapter in...
This Week from Trader TV: Baillie Gifford: Tackling the complexities of cross-asset trading costs

This Week from Trader TV: Baillie Gifford: Tackling the complexities of cross-asset trading costs

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Measuring cross-asset transaction cost analysis (TCA) and trade performance still faces major constraints, says Baillie Gifford’s Petros Kyliakoudis, with unique nuances and complexities across...
Getting the most out of derivatives in credit

Getting the most out of derivatives in credit

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Bond investing has become more exciting in the past two years than in the previous ten, with interest rates and central bank activity fire-fighting...