Tag: Kevin McPartland
Soft volatility hinders US rates e-trading
Volatility was down 27% year-on-year (YoY) and down 6% month-on-month (MoM), with the MOVE index recording 80.43. This is the index’s lowest level since...
Half of US IG credit e-traded in July
Electronic trading levels in US investment grade credit hit the halfway mark in July, up one percentage point year-on-year to take 50% of notional...
D2C US rates e-trading pops in sleepy summer
A quiet summer has allowed dealer-to-client electronic trading levels in US rates to reach a yearly high, Coalition Greenwich suggests.
Electronic trading dropped by just...
US rates take a summer dip
A slight cooling in average daily notional volumes (ADNV) in US rates trading, down 7% to US$1,012 billion from May’s US$1,097 billion, still represented...
HY holding back US credit e-trading evolution
Electronic trading in investment grade (IG) US credit was up both year-on-year (YoY) and month-on-month (MoM) in June, according to research from Coalition Greenwich,...
The elasticity of the bond market as Citadel accelerates competition
Bond markets have proven highly resilient in 2025 whilst demonstrating a significant level of adaptation across different ways of trading.
Kicking off the US Fixed...
Coalition Greenwich: E-trading kept muni markets active amid April turmoil
Municipal bond traders are leaning into smaller tickets as they embrace electronic trading, Q1 2025 metrics show.
E-trading as a percentage of the market increased...
Uncertainty on impact of US debt ceiling
Members of the Treasury Market Practices Group (TPMG) were unable to come to a consensus on the impact of the US debt limit being...
E-trading capabilities a growing muni market priority
Muni traders view electronic trading expertise as the most important skill set to add to the desk in 2025, according to a recent report...
IG credit dealers go short before Fed cuts
As investors look to lock in higher yields ahead of Fed cuts, dealer net positions in IG corporate bonds of more than five years...
