BTIC: Bloomberg terminal users declined in 2016
Spend on market data, analysis and news has topped US$27 billion for the first time according to Burton-Taylor International Consulting’s latest report. The findings...
MarketAxess and S&P Global Market Intelligence partner on FI data
S&P Global Market Intelligence and MarketAxess have begun a fixed income data partnership, aiming to improve market transparency and efficiency. Integration between the two...
MarketAxess to buy MuniBrokers
Bond market operator MarketAxess has agreed to buy MuniBrokers, a central electronic venue serving municipal bond inter-dealer brokers and dealers.
MuniBrokers connects 14 municipal securities...
FILS 2022: Automation drive continues amid liquidity squeeze
Recruiting an army of coders cannot be a panacea for traders’ data, liquidity problems, according to an all-star panel on day one of this...
European credit trading is treading its own path
Understanding the unique features of European capital markets is hugely important for traders and infrastructure providers, but so are the differences this makes to...
MarketAxess trading volumes dip in static corporates market
US corporate bond markets have had an unexciting start to the year, remaining flat at US$50 billion in average daily notional volumes (ADNV).
Market share...
The gaps that AI can close in credit markets
Artificial intelligence is being applied to bridge and unite information in bond trading. Liquidity is notoriously gappy in credit markets, and market data naturally...
Eurex launches the first futures on a Euro High Yield Index
From 17 October 2022, Eurex will offer market participants the opportunity to hedge the Euro-denominated high-yield corporate bond market in Europe.
This segment has been...
September: US rates ADNV up 35% YoY amid wider uncertainty
In September, overall trading in US rates rose 1% year-over-year, standing at 59% of volumes, while the average daily notional volume stood at US$988...
Fidelity International: “A new era for interest rates”
Steve Ellis, global chief investment officer for fixed income at Fidelity International has outlined dynamics which could affect debt markets in 2023.
“Fixed income markets...
Tradeweb saw ADV hit US$1 trillion in January 2021
Market operator Tradeweb has reported its total trading volume for January was US$20 trillion across its electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money...
In 2021 we see record secondary markets trading for European Government Bonds
By Emile Figueiras, European Government Bond Product Specialist, MarketAxess
Secondary market volumes in European government bonds (EGBs) have grown significantly over the last 2 years....
