ECB taps Tradeweb, Bloomberg for electronic trading platforms
Tradeweb and Bloomberg have been tapped by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide electronic trading platforms for the central bank and other Eurosystem...
Analysis: Electronic trading across US and European bond markets
Electronic trading of US credit erupted in May 2024, according to analysis of the US credit market by Coalition Greenwich. It found that investment...
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Lacklustre trading at Barclays and HSBC in Q4 2024
Barclays and HSBC both saw relatively subdued fixed income, currencies, and commodities (FICC) trading results in Q4 2024 compared to peers like BNP Paribas.
Barclays...
CSDR: Settlement ‘discipline’ could punish market liquidity
A regulatory shadow hangs over the market as agencies battle to contain the impact. Chris Hall reports.
As part of the European Commission’s efforts to...
Europe’s record IG credit issuance could boost electronic trading
January was a record month for investment grade bond issuance in Europe, with shorter-dated driving this activity. According to analyst firm CreditSights, shorter maturity...
FILS USA 2022: Finding trader 2.0
Getting the next generation of traders to have the right skills and capabilities, without losing the existing market knowledge, requires traders to be multi-faceted,...
BGC confirms FMX launch date of 23 September
BGC Group has confirmed that its FMX Futures Exchange will launch on 23 September, just one week from today.
The US interest rate futures exchange...
Regulation : Brokers warned on SI regime missteps : Dan Barnes
Regulators have expressed concern over banks’ plans for operating systematic internalisers (SIs) under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). Dealers have...
ICE Bonds receives approval for expansion in Canada
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the market operator and data/technology provider has received approval to operate its ICE TMC fixed income trading platform in all Canadian...
Sidi Shatku poached by BofA
SMBC’s former head of Emerging Markets (EM) Credit Trading in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Sidi Shatku, has joined BofA’s EM credit trading...
Bondtape releases CT prototypes
Consolidated tape provider (CTP)-hopeful Bondtape has launched live prototypes for its EU and UK tapes.
Vincent Grandjean, founder and CEO of Propellant Digital, told The...
Nomura Securities hit with special entitlements suspension
Nomura Securities has had its Special Entitlements of JGB Market Special Participants (Primary Dealer) suspended for a month as part of actions against unlawful...
