How to trade for alpha
Smart institutional trading desks can boost returns in support of investment management. Dan Barnes reports.
If institutional portfolio management (PM) and investment trading were separated in...
Tangible returns from bond trade automation
Adoption of automated trading continues apace across several bond markets and within different grades of instrument. Gareth Coltman, global head of automation at MarketAxess,...
Bloomberg changes pricing model for fixed income trading – globally
Bloomberg is radically changing its charging model for fixed income trading. It is to apply fees for fixed income trading across its venues in...
Exclusive: What do buy-side traders think about Citadel’s entry into credit?
We asked senior buy-side trading heads about electronic market maker, Citadel Securities, entry into the corporate bond market as a direct market maker, a...
John Orrock joins Cowen fixed income outsourced trading
Cowen has expanded its fixed income outsourced trading team with the appointment of John Orrock as managing director. He will be based in the...
Jefferies moves into outsourced fixed income trading with Siegel hire
Industry veteran Jory Siegel has joined Jefferies as head of fixed income outsourced trading, from Marex.
Siegel was previously managing director and head of fixed...
ECB warns ‘dark trading’ may cement bond market fragmentation
A paper by the European Central Bank (ECB), entitled ‘Dark pools in European equity markets: emergence, competition and implications’ has advised firms to be...
Retail primary market platform PrimaryBid announces US$190m Series C investment
PrimaryBid, a platform to provide retail investors with access to primary debt and equity market offerings, has closed a US$190 million Series C investment...
ING spins out AI bond tool for commercial buy-side use
ING has spun out Katana, its artificial intelligence (AI) platform for bond pricing, into a London-based standalone company called Katana Labs. ING Ventures will...
OpenDoor launches all-to-all platform in US Treasury market
OpenDoor Securities has launched a trading platform focussed on the less liquid segments of the US Treasury bond market. Nearly three dozen firms representing...
