MARKET NEWS
IG credit dealers go short before Fed cuts
As investors look to lock in higher yields ahead of Fed cuts, dealer net positions in IG corporate bonds of more than five years...
October sees record US Treasury volumes
A volatile October ended with record highs for the US Treasury market, but dealers are not reaping the rewards, Coalition Greenwich has found.
Average daily...
Acuiti: Sell-side not confident on compulsory clearing timeline
Sell-side players are not confident in the introduction of clearing markets across cash Treasury and repo markets, concerned that deadlines are unfeasible, infrastructure is...
Luke Lau promoted at Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has promoted Luke Lau to a portfolio manager for long duration IG corporate bonds.
Based in Illinois, Lau has more than 25 years...
Coalition Greenwich: Convertible bonds embrace electronic trading
As in other areas of fixed income, electronic trading is on the rise among convertible bond investors. And as investors become more comfortable with...
Finbourne and Propellant launch CTP prospect to compete with fairCT
Finbourne Technology and Propellant Digital have officially launched their joint consolidated tape provider (CTP) venture, Bondtape.
“Propellant already has the infrastructure for aggregating MiFID data,...
FEATURES
Matt Howell: Building a centre of excellence for derivatives trading
Matt Howell reveals how T Rowe Price optimised its derivatives trading capabilities ahead of the expected boom in trading activity this year.
How are the...
US vs Europe: The transatlantic divide for corporate bond traders
The DESK examines the different sizes, protocols and feedback traders can use on each side of the Atlantic to execute corporate bond orders.
While US...
When not to use portfolio trading
Portfolio trading cannot please all of the people all of the time.
The success of portfolio trading (PT) as a protocol has taken bond markets...
The DESK: Systematic trading
The DESK discusses effective systematic trading, the benefits to end investors, and the skills needed to create and run systematic workflows with Chris Minck,...
Primary ignition – at both ends
Politics are being sidelined in the battle for efficiency in primary markets for buyers and for issuers
The top operational priority for buy-side traders in...
Meet the consolidated tape contenders
Europe’s development of a consolidated tape for trading data now has clear front runners and benefits.
Three firms have confirmed they will compete to be...
PROFILES
RESEARCH
August: US Treasuries record first trillion-dollar ADNV
US Treasuries had their first trillion-dollar month in August thanks to a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan and ongoing fiscal uncertainty...
PAST PROFILES
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Finbourne, Propellant partner to pursue UK, Europe bond tape provider projects
Finbourne Technology and Propellant Digital have forged a strategic partnership to bid for the bond Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) projects in the UK and...
Study finds 21% of buy-side lost access to tradable instruments in crisis
A new ‘Derivatives Insight Report’ by analyst firm Acuiti has found that 21% of buy-side firms, including proprietary trading firms and asset managers, suffered...
Me The Money Show – Episode Three
Dan Barnes interviews Lynn Strongin Dodds on the latest issue of Best Execution.
Ipreo growth ahead of rival banks Q1 platform launch
By Flora McFarlane and Dan Barnes.
A primary market offering is expected to be launched by a consortium of Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo...
ECB corporate bond programme winding down?
ECB corporate bond programme winding down?
Deutsche Bank analysts have noted indications that the European Central Bank (ECB) is winding down its Corporate Sector Purchase...
Ellipsis AM boosts convertible management team
Convertible management specialist Ellipsis Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Kepler Cheuvreux group, has acquired Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management’s convertible bond management business.
Through...
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...
Promotions at Fidelity and SSGA
James Lenton has been named head trader at Fidelity Investments in Hong Kong, where he has worked as a trader since 2017.
A spokesperson for...
Overbond and IPC partner on voice-to-AI supporting bond trading automation
Overbond has partnered with IPC, the communications and cloud connectivity service provider, to integrate IPC’s point-of-trade voice transaction data into Overbond’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
Is the market braced for another sell-off?
Traders are reporting the positive effects of innovation upon market liquidity but central banks hold all the cards.
The association between the Covid 19 pandemic...
Liquidnet and BondAuction collaborate on OMS connectivity
Market operator Liquidnet, and BondAuction, an auction platform for the primary debt capital markets, are partnering to provide their mutual clients access to BondAuction’s...
MarketAxess launches MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has launched the MKTX US Investment Grade 400 Corporate Bond Index (MKTX 400 Index). The launch of MarketAxess’ first tradable...
