Cifu steps back at Virtu
Co-founder Douglas Cifu has retired from Virtu Financial, with chief technology officer Aaron Simons taking on the CEO position.
Cifu will remain an advisor to...
Liquidnet: Traders moving towards alpha capture
By Vineet Naik.
New research indicates that the role of the trader is shifting towards enhancing fund performance by not only the protection, but also...
Research: ETFs worsen fixed income liquidity in a crisis
An academic paper has argued that fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) “improve bond liquidity in general, but worsen it in periods of large...
Candriam promotes bond chief to CIO
Candriam, the global multi-asset manager has appointed Nicolas Forest, Candriam’s global head of fixed income since 2013, as its new chief investment officer (CIO),...
US credit jitters do not spill over to Europe, ICE data shows
In an environment of rapid market shifts and mounting uncertainty, recent ICE data reveals that while volatility in U.S. credit markets has surged, European...
Tradeweb launches AI pricing service for munis
Market operator Tradeweb has launched a new service, Tradeweb Ai-Price, which uses machine learning and proprietary data science to calculate daily prices for municipal...
The DESK’s Trading Intentions Survey 2020 : UBS Bond Port
Adopting an agency approach has allowed UBS to deliver a service that has eluded many other banks via Bond Port.
As a result, the...
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ICE bolsters fixed income offering as Virtu offloads BondPoint
By Flora McFarlane.
BondPoint, the electronic fixed income securities trading platform, has become the latest addition to Intercontinental Exchange’s fixed income offering.
With the US$400 million...
Improved auto-quoting tops wishlist for corporate bond investors
Improved auto-quoting tops the list of what corporate bond investors would like to see more of from their liquidity providers. That is according to...
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Exclusive: Quinn and Sobel discuss Trumid’s new portfolio trading protocol
Trumid, the fixed income electronic trading platform, has launched a portfolio trading protocol. Designed to simplify and extend electronic portfolio trading for institutional clients...
Coalition Greenwich: Electronic bond trading rises in US IG, declines in high yield
The use of electronic trading in corporate bonds will continue to increase, Coalition Greenwich’s March Data Spotlight has stated.
Electronic trading activity grew faster than...
Bloomberg expands Rule Builder to boost automated fixed income trading
Bloomberg has introduced a range of new elements to its Rule Builder (RBLD) solution to continue development of its automated trading offerings. The new...
