New flexible data offerings – Eugene Grinberg
Eugene Grinberg, Solve Advisors Co-Founder and CEO, tells The DESK how the firm’s acquisition of Advantage Data and Best Credit Data will support better decision-making...
US high yield e-trading volumes drop YoY
US corporate bond activity saw a slight slowdown over March, although remained elevated on a historical basis, Coalition Greenwich’s April Data Spotlight on US...
What traders need to know about inflation and volatility
Significant rises in inflation have not been seen within the careers of many traders – this is what they need to know.
As inflation increases,...
Greenwich: RFQ cuts convertible bond spreads in half
New research by analyst firm Greenwich Associates has found that the request for quote (RFQ) protocol is cutting the spreads made by the most...
Exclusive: Patrice Guesnet and James Frew to run fixed income trading at Pictet AM
Patrice Guesnet and James Frew are reported to have been named global co-heads of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management. They have taken...
Bank of England launches SWES test for bond markets
The Bank of England (BoE) has published the latest phase of the System-wide Exploratory Scenario (SWES) with bank and non-bank participants provided a hypothetical...
Under the hood of CBOE’s new US Treasury platform
Market and infrastructure operator, Cboe Global Markets, is planning to introduce a new dealer-to-dealer electronic trading platform for on-the-run US Treasuries called ‘Cboe Fixed...
What’s up EM?
Emerging market volumes have jumped in September, hitting levels not seen since April 2025, when the US trade taxes on imported goods from every...
CTP authorisation duration remains unknown
While the CTP selection process is keeping to ESMA’s intended timeline, there is still uncertainty around when the tape will be implemented.
Once a provider...
ECB taps Tradeweb, Bloomberg for electronic trading platforms
Tradeweb and Bloomberg have been tapped by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide electronic trading platforms for the central bank and other Eurosystem...
Trade sizes rise in Europe, fall in US
The end of 2024 indicates is seeing quite different changes to trade sizes in the corporate bond markets of Europe and the US, according...
Less distressed debt
The risks of default in high yield credit are one reason cited for reduced sell-side trading activity in the asset class. However, while the...
