US Treasury market change catalysed by proprietary trading firms
Proprietary trading firms are driving change faster than the interdealer brokers, writes David Wigan. Direct streaming of pricing data is changing the historical ...
Build your own EMS
Frustration with commercial front office technology is leading major buy-side firms to build execution capabilities. Buy-side spend on order management and execution ...
Viewpoint : Gareth Coltman : MarketAxess
Smarter trading – Data and auto execution An interview with Gareth Coltman, Head of European Product Management, MarketAxess. How is automation manifesting on the ...
Interview : Grant Wilson & Byron Cooper-Fogarty : Neptune Networks
Neptune’s new approach to supporting execution Since launching in 2016 Neptune has grown significantly, enabling dealer to client exchange of axes between bond traders, ...
Industry viewpoint : Regulation & data : MTS
Repo market data Q&A with Luigi Marino, Product Manager, Market Data, MTS What is the state of electronic repo market trading for buy-side firms today? MTS recently ...
Industry viewpoint : Regulation & data : MTS
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) Q&A with Tom Harry, Regulatory Specialist, MTS How well prepared are institutions for the impending requirements ...
On the DESK : Lee Sanders, AXA Investment Managers
Lee Sanders, head of Head of Execution at AXA Investment Managers believes that increasing automation is the biggest issue on buy-side trading desks. How has the ...
Pre-trade data demand grows and platform concentration weakens
The 5th Annual Trading Intentions Survey sees a hunger for data and a surge in new liquidity tools. Key takeaways: • Massive growth for crossing / mid-point price tools ...
Change is jangling money market funds
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the impact of liquidity and settlement reforms. Regulatory reform, which has been a very long time coming in the US$4.46 trillion global ...
China lays path to greater liquidity
Better risk and liquidity management is on the cards for the buy side as repo and derivatives are promoted by authorities and market infrastructure operators. Hong Kong ...
Traders grapple with bigger syndicates and more issuance
To handle wider syndicates and greater volumes of issuance, traders cannot rely on manual processes. Chris Hall investigates. “There has been no real improvement in ...
