Symphony SPARC falls prey to debate on venue versus execution tool
Capital markets communication network, Symphony has been fined by the US derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), after it found the firm’s...
ICE: Creating clarity in the MBS market through better data
The highly fragmented nature of mortgage asset components has historically translated into a lack of granular data for investors. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) aims to...
BGC CEO to divest ownership if appointed US Secretary of Commerce
Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker, infrastructure and data provider, BGC Group, has said he would leave the business entirely if he is appointed...
JP Morgan veteran poached by Old Orchard Capital Management
Jared Fand has joined New York-based investment management firm Old Orchard Capital Management as a trader, leaving JP Morgan after more than a decade...
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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How is e-trading accelerating the momentum for global Emerging Markets?
Despite persistent macroeconomic challenges, EM bonds have achieved broad gains in 2024.
Traders are increasingly on the lookout for tools that can help them...
Are costs in consolidated tape feasibility study too high?
Capital markets consultancy, Adamantia, has worked together with institutions including Barclays, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Group, Natixis CIB and Société Générale...
Insight & Analysis: Eighty percent of liquidity disappeared from long bond future post 2...
Ten ticks’ depth of order book collapsed as liquidity providers fled unprecedented volatility, analysis from The DESK shows.
After an initial flight to safety on...
Credit: January sees largest average daily notional for US corporate bonds
January 2024 saw the largest single volume day and largest average daily notional volume (ADNV) month ever for US corporate bonds.
$75 billion of investment...
Ancoa refuses to comment on rumoured CTO departure
Ancoa has said it will not comment on a unconfirmed report that founder and chief technology officer, Andrew Louth, is to leave the surveillance...
Electronic trading for corporate bonds – enhancing efficiency and addressing brokerage costs
By Frank Cerveny, Global Head of Relationship Management, MTS Markets
Electronic trading has been on the rise, driven in large part by automation, greater transparency...
FILS in Barcelona: What a T+1 world will look like for fixed income
At FILS 2023, Stephanie Fraser of Baillie Gifford and Katia Felina, head of post-trade product at Bloomberg, discussed the future in both Europe and...
