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Demotivated dealers

Demotivated dealers

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By Flora McFarlane. Sell-side bond trading is losing its lustre for traders, according to Greenwich Associates research. Increasing automation and regulatory changes may be the...
Fixed income platforms buoyed as all-to-all expands

Fixed income platforms buoyed as all-to-all expands

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Fixed income electronic trading platform operators have announced record trading volumes in the first quarter of 2017. MarketAxess, platform operator for dealer-to-client and all-to-all trading...
EU begins NGEU bill auctions but secondary market needs support

EU begins NGEU bill auctions but secondary market needs support

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The European Union’s new bond issuance auction programme started on 15 September, via the TELSAT auction system operated by Banque de France for its...
BrokerTec’s March average daily volume for US Treasuries up 11%

BrokerTec’s March average daily volume for US Treasuries up 11%

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Market operator BrokerTec, part of the CME Group, has reported double figure growth in US Treasuries trading volume for March. More broadly, CME reported...
ICE acquires American Financial Exchange

ICE acquires American Financial Exchange

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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has acquired the American Financial Exchange (AFX) in its entirety. The electronic exchange, which facilitated direct lending and borrowing for American banks...
Power to the people

Power to the people

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New trading protocols can create paths to best execution or confound it through complexity. Chris Hall reports. “Every nation gets the government it deserves” was...
Insights & Analysis: Central banks’ liquidity retreat heightens funding market risks

Insights & Analysis: Central banks’ liquidity retreat heightens funding market risks

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The European Central Bank's (ECB) latest briefing paper, 'Managing liquidity in a changing environment,' underscores the critical need for banks to adapt as central...
Viewpoint: Why bond traders are changing their habits

Viewpoint: Why bond traders are changing their habits

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Informed traders are discovering that newer approaches to executing trades are more successful than older, habitual paths. The DESK spoke with Max Callaghan of MarketAxess...
Bloomberg launches emerging market ESG fixed income index family

Bloomberg launches emerging market ESG fixed income index family

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Bloomberg and MSCI have launched the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Index Suite which includes ten Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) indices. These benchmarks...
John Orrock joins Cowen fixed income outsourced trading

John Orrock joins Cowen fixed income outsourced trading

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Cowen has expanded its fixed income outsourced trading team with the appointment of John Orrock as managing director. He will be based in the...
Tradeweb expands mortgage trading platform to originators

Tradeweb expands mortgage trading platform to originators

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Fixed income market operator, Tradeweb, has expanded its platform for trading specified pools of mortgages, now enabling mortgage originators to trade alongside other secondary...
Industry viewpoint: Optimising the data pipeline for buy-side trading desks

Industry viewpoint: Optimising the data pipeline for buy-side trading desks

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Buy-side bond traders can enhance execution through a flexible data offering. The DESK spoke with Mark Heckert, ICE’s Chief Operating Officer of Fixed Income and...