Credit : Back for good : David Wigan
Cautious optimism on Dodd Frank roll-back. The US regulatory response to the financial crisis has shifted trading risk from sell-side to buy-side desks, making reform ...
Derivatives : Brexit : Fred Maple
The impact of Brexit on European versus US derivatives trading. Could the aftershock of Brexit land a win for the US? Fred Maple reports. Many of the attention-grabbing ...
Lead : BENCHmark Survey 2018
The DESK BENCHmark: Volumes down, efficiency up. Fewer traders are managing greater volumes of trading in rates, while the volume of electronic trading is increasing ...
Rates : Munis : Dan Barnes
Return of muni futures shows the market’s got moxie. The municipal bond market is addressing its problems head on and in doing so, defying regulatory intervention. Dan ...
Securities Financing : India : Lynn Strongin Dodds
India’s lacklustre corporate bond market gets a boost. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at government initiatives and stock exchanges efforts to bring the market to life. The ...
Technology : How smart is dealer AI? : Dan Barnes
Can artificial intelligence boost broker-dealers’ client coverage? Simple automation will not work for complex bond markets; tools that learn to find patterns are needed ...
Automation in the life-cycle of a trade
By Oliver Clark, Head of Product Development, MTS. The role of the fixed income trader is radically and rapidly transforming. As more workflow shifts onto electronic ...
On the DESK : Dwayne Middleton : Morgan Stanley
The modern trader needs an all-rounder mentality, considerable flexibility and the power to be a decision maker. Dwayne Middleton is head of US fixed income trading at ...