CME reports record SOFR futures volume and open interest
Market operator and infrastructure provider, CME Group, has reported that a record 396,421 SOFR futures contracts were traded on 18 October 2021, surpassing the...
Deciphering the Size of the Portfolio Trading Market: Ted Husveth
Ted Husveth, Managing Director, Credit Product Manager, Tradeweb.
In our last blog post, we examined what a typical portfolio trade on our platform looks like...
TP ICAP completes Liquidnet acquisition
TP ICAP has finalised the acquisition of Liquidnet, which will enable the interdealer broker to tap into significant growth in dealer-to-client rates and credit...
Greenwich: Treasuries volatility ‘crazy’ low compared to 2019
Analysis by research firm Greenwich Associates has found the US Treasury market saw volatility 50% lower in August 2020 than in August 2019, which...
Electronic trading for corporate bonds – enhancing efficiency and addressing brokerage costs
By Frank Cerveny, Global Head of Relationship Management, MTS Markets
Electronic trading has been on the rise, driven in large part by automation, greater transparency...
The Book: Primary dealer positions climb rapidly, but concerns appear unfounded
Primary dealer positions of US Treasury holdings are expanding rapidly, but concern around restrictions on capacity are misplaced according to analysis.
A new paper by...
The winners in the primary market
In the bond issuance markets, there have been a few subtle changes in the top five most successful banks for syndication, and less subtle...
Sherpa Edge Trading to close
Outsourced trading provider Sherpa Edge is to close. A statement posted by the firm said, “Efforts to roll-out buy-side trade execution have been challenging....
Katana launches on Bloomberg
Katana, the pre-trade analytics tool that helps to identify relative value opportunities for bond market dealers and asset managers, is live on the Bloomberg...
Hanneke Smits appointed CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management
Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon subsidiary Newton Investment Management, is to be appointed CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management, following the retirement of...
Greenwich: RFQ cuts convertible bond spreads in half
New research by analyst firm Greenwich Associates has found that the request for quote (RFQ) protocol is cutting the spreads made by the most...
TP ICAP offsets H123 equities drop with boost from relative value business
TP ICAP has seen its revenues increase by 1% in H1 2023, from £1 billion to £1.01 billion, following a comparatively strong performance in...
