Tag: Request for Quote (RFQ)
The need to negotiate a consensus price
Request-for-quote (RFQ) remains the primary go-to protocol across electronic trading venues in corporate bond markets for buy-side traders.
Despite speculation that the electronification of...
Electronic credit volumes stay firm in February
US electronic credit activity stayed firm in February. On FINRA’s TRACE, combined US investment-grade and high-yield average daily volume (ADV) reached US$65.3 billion, up...
PT democratisation through better analytics and residual management
By all measures, Portfolio Trading (PT) as a protocol has reached maturity, accounting for 20% to 25% of all US electronic credit trading. We...
Eurex sees lit credit future liquidity migrate to dark
The Bloomberg / Eurex credit futures conference in mid-January 2026 had all seats taken and attendees standing in the aisles. That bursting enthusiasm was...
Trumid tops records in brisk January electronic credit trading
US electronic credit activity rebounded sharply in January. On FINRA’s TRACE tape, the combined US investment-grade (IG) and high-yield (HY) average daily volume (ADV)...
Japanese bond vigilantes have a JGB one-way bet
Front-month ten-year Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) futures are down 7% since early 2025 as volumes spike on down days, while the 10-year yield has...
Trumid’s US electronic credit volume in sight of MarketAxess’ and Tradeweb’s
US electronic credit activity accelerated in September as primary-market heavy issuance spilled into secondary trading. On FINRA’s TRACE tape, combined US investment-grade and high-yield...
Quantum leap: HSBC, IBM improve bond RFQ fill rate by 34%
HSBC and IBM have reported a 34% improvement in fill-rate modelling for bond request-for-quote (RFQ) using quantum-generated features and common data science algorithms.
The bank–technology...
CanDeal launches live pricing for Canadian corporate bonds
CanDeal has announced the launch of Corporate Matrix Pricing on its Evolution platform, providing intraday pricing for Canadian corporate bonds alongside integrated trading capabilities....
Bloomberg Bridge: The low-lift, high-value all-to-all trading model
Bloomberg’s new ‘Bloomberg Bridge’ offering has launched in Europe and, supported by dedicated Goldman Sachs intermediation desks, has scaled its enabled user base into...
