The advantages of derivatives trading
There can be valuable benefits to using derivatives as part of a portfolio. Bringing derivatives into a fund’s mandate requires client appetite, portfolio management and ...
Managing relationship fragmentation
Jon George and Alex Hardouin of Refinitiv discuss how they are mitigating relationship risk following the firm’s merger with LSEG. How does the range of services ...
Build informed trading strategies
Market participants need both quantity and quality of data. You asked for it. We’ve got it. In the global fixed income markets, more accessible and meaningful data has ...
Partnering to revolutionise the buy-side trading experience – Case study
An MTS case study on delivering quality corporate bond data through partnership, collaboration, and integration This case study presents just one example of how a ...
Craig McLeod: Exploring the new frontiers of EM trading
Today’s EM traders need more data, market access and broader liquidity than ever before to meet the investment profiles of their portfolios. Craig McLeod, Head of ...
Is the market braced for another sell-off?
Traders are reporting the positive effects of innovation upon market liquidity but central banks hold all the cards. The association between the Covid 19 pandemic and ...
Front-to-back OMS providers change strategy
Dan Barnes investigates why big OMS providers are partnering with smaller players. In 2018, following the acquisition of Charles River Development by State Street, it ...
Research: Having an EMS does lead to better performance in bond trading
The buy-side’s wish-list for execution and order management systems revealed in The DESK’s latest research. Buy-side bond traders want their trading technology to ...
The Agency Broker Hub: How agency brokers are shedding their skin
By Umberto Menconi, head of Digital Markets Structures, Market Hub, Intesa Sanpaolo Group* The agency broker has always played one of the principal roles on the ...
The hidden liquidity in IBHY and IBIG futures
Real-money asset managers are finding that Cboe’s cash-settled corporate bond index futures – IBHY and IBIG futures – allow them to track ETFs in a futures wrapper with ...
On the DESK - Amy Flynn on the evolution of xBK
Amy Flynn is a managing director and the head of xBK, the buy-side fiduciary execution desk within BNY Mellon Execution Services. Amy has led the development of a ...
