Three things to consider when choosing a SIMM™ margin provider
Samuel Hyman, Head of Americas, Cassini Systems
If you trade bilateral OTC derivatives then you probably know by now that the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR)...
Dan Toomey poached by Millennium
Dan Toomey has been named senior trader at Millennium, moving from his previous roll as a portfolio manager at Verition Fund Management, a position...
One desk for multi-asset low-touch trading
If a single desk can trade all liquid instruments for an asset manager, it could see significant cost and process efficiencies. Lynn Strongin Dodds...
Larger dealers to benefit from bond electronification
By Vineet Naik.
Despite market volatility and regulatory pressures, there is stability at the top of the global fixed income market, reports analyst firm Greenwich...
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EXCLUSIVE: Citadel Securities confirms plans to enter corporate bond market
Citadel Securities has announced plans to enter the corporate bond market this year, The DESK can reveal, in a surprise play for one of...
The Book: Global DCM deal values drop year-on-year
Global debt capital markets (DCM) deal values have dropped year-on-year over 2025 so far, falling below the five-year average, according to Dealogic data.
The US$3.1...
Five lessons from the closure of LSEG’s CurveGlobal
CurveGlobal, the interest rates derivatives market launched in 2016, is to run down its business before closing on Friday 28 January 2022, according to...
Regulators to take tougher line on green bonds
Green bonds have become popular in recent years but the lack of transparency over how proceeds are invested has made some investors nervous. This...
Buy side calls for reform in US Treasuries
Treasuries market under the spotlight as US finance ministry takes stock in one of the most sweeping reviews of its kind. Anna Reitman reports.
The...
TS Imagine poaches Villain from Itiviti
Frederic Villain has joined trading and risk technology provider TS Imagine, from trading platform supplier Itiviti.
“Happy to join a great team, under the leadership...
Record volumes but room to grow in portfolio trading
Portfolio trading made up 11.4% of TRACE volume in December, and was up more than two percentage points year-on-year across the market.
The upward trajectory...
What banks’ primary success can tell us about their priorities in 2022
When looking at the revenues of investment banks in Q3 2021, using Greenwich Coalition data, we can see that secondary market trading in fixed...
















