Exploding post-MiFID II data myths
Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management at MarketAxess spoke to The DESK about the real impact MiFID II will have upon the data landscape. Gareth Coltman, ...
Volcker repeal plans challenged
Ditching the Volcker Rule would have a limited effect on liquidity, but the enthusiasm for change exists. David Wigan writes. The Volcker Rule has been cited as a key ...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017: US Focus
Firms with US credit desks are checking out Algomi, KCG Bondpoint and Trumid. About the survey: The Trading Intentions Survey is conducted by The DESK, asking buy-side ...
Fixed income platforms buoyed as all-to-all expands
Fixed income electronic trading platform operators have announced record trading volumes in the first quarter of 2017.
Making prices more easily
If dealers cannot make prices investors will have to, and many firms are stepping up to offer greater access to pricing and liquidity data. The DESK reports. “We’ll have ...
Trading Intentions Survey 2017
The range of credit liquidity aggregation platforms used has increased, reducing demand for new connections. About the survey
Rise of the EM platform
Trading EM bonds electronically is showing growth, despite the challenges in matching. Chris Hall reports. Emerging Market (EM) debt trading volumes recorded a 21% ...
Corporate bonds : How big is credit? : Joel Clark
STANDING ROOM ONLY FOR CREDIT PLATFORMS. As corporate bond trading platforms do battle, the size of the prize is not clear. Joel Clark reports. How much profit can a ...
The technology behind price making
Lynn Strongin Dodds canvasses the market to see who is willing to pick up the gauntlet in Europe. If dealers are trading less, they are making fewer prices. As the ...
Dealers need to go with the flow
Broker-dealers must become more technologically savvy in the derivatives space if they want to impress buy-side clients. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports. Multi-asset trading ...
ICAP and the buy side - the beginning of something?
A consensus-led approach has allowed the interdealer broker to overcome political challenges, as brokers open a channel for their investment management clients. Dan ...
Missing liquidity - Zen and the art of liquidity maintenance
Regulators cannot find the liquidity problem that traders see daily, threatening to set rules for game ‘A’, when game ‘B’ is played out in the markets. Chris Hall ...
Corporate Bonds : Shuttering & Buffeting : Lynn Strongin Dodds
NETS CAST WIDE AS HIGH YIELD IS SPREAD THIN. With Third Avenue and Lucidus putting high yield in the headlines, traders and portfolio managers are defining liquidity ...
MiFID II: Five concerns
Chris Hall explores the five primary concerns that credit traders have about MiFID II. “MiFID II is not yet in force, but its impact is already very much in evidence, ...
