Low issuance volumes may impact the momentum to reform primary markets
Platforms keen to emphasise longer term commitment to electronification and greater automation.
Multiple platforms have been launched to drive increased efficiency in managing bond issuance,...
Rules & Ratings: Understanding gaps between credit risk data and credit ratings
While credit ratings underline investor confidence and evaluation of debt products, credit risk data can potentially offer a more nuanced source of information for...
Europe sees big drops in implied liquidity costs
Since the start of 2023, European corporate bonds have seen a greater drop in bid-ask spreads than has been seen in their US investment...
Finbourne appoints Francesca Lubbock as chief operating officer
Finbourne Technology has named Francesca Lubbock as its new chief operating officer (COO).
In her new role, Lubbock will oversee Finbourne’s day-to-day operations, focusing on...
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...
BGC claims record Q4 as leadership transition takes effect
BGC Group has posted Q4 revenues of US$572.3 million and full-year figures of US$2.26 billion, and it set to launch FMX Futures to directly...
Viewpoint: Tapping the expanding universe of credit futures and options
Cboe has launched options on Cboe iBoxx iShares Corporate Bond Index futures, and widened its trading hours to further expand the user base and...
Lead : Best execution : Dan Barnes
The best execution conundrum
Market structure, risk trading and the nature of time-limited instruments make reporting of best execution for bonds a challenge. Dan Barnes...
Coalition Greenwich: Top market structure trends for 2023
“We are about to see how changes in global market structure and regulation that started to play out in 2022 will impact markets in...
Tradeweb, FTSE Russell to develop fixed income pricing and index trading products
Tradeweb and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) subsidiary, FTSE Russell, have partnered to develop a range of fixed income pricing and index trading products...
‘Whatsapp’ fines for banks hit US$1.8 billion
US market regulators have collectively fined 15 broker-dealers, one affiliated investment adviser, plus the swap dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM) affiliates of 11...
Best practice in credit TCA measures
The need to optimise execution quality is increased as buy-side firms seek to optimise all-to-all trading, and therefore price making, in credit. Transaction cost...
