Tag: Portfolio trading
Insights & Analysis: Technology upends traditional credit trading liquidity patterns, Barclays...
In a recent research note Zornitsa Todorova, head of FICC research at Barclays contends that with over half of IG volumes now electronic, systematic...
US electronic platforms’ credit activity plateaued in July
Tradeweb now narrowly leads over MarketAxess in fully electronic US IG+HY trading, Trumid said it continues to gain market share.
Average daily volume reported on...
US electronic platforms’ credit activity cools further in
Average daily volume reported on TRACE for US investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) dropped a further 9% month-on-month (MoM) in June to...
Trading protocol gains bolster liquidity sourcing
Perspectives vary as to which newer methods of buying and selling bonds will most help institutional traders in the next year, but there is...
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...
Barclays: European portfolio trading to hit 18% in three years
Portfolio trading share in Europe’s investment grade market could get closer to that of the US from its current 10–12% level in volume to...
Fixed Income Automation Surge: 60% of Credit Traders Now Use Robots
The electronification of fixed income markets is accelerating, driven by increased adoption of automated trading systems, with 60 per cent of credit market participants...
Making a credit desk simpler
Getting a clear picture of the complex corporate bond market means that at some point, a lot of information has to be brought together...
Month-end activity in alternative protocols
By Misha Girshfeld, Research Specialist and Grant Lowensohn, Senior Research Analyst at MarketAxess. 25 October, 2022
Highlights
We have seen an average increase of about 11%...
In uncertain times, corporate bond traders seek certainty of execution
Portfolio trading has emerged as a go-to mechanism to buy or sell many bonds at once.
Traders want the best price - but they also...
