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US trading revenue gains come with a risk warning
S&P Global analysts have warned that global banks’ financing of market makers is increasing profits but also ratcheting up risk – while US banks’...
Japan eyes on-chain JGB collateral
Mizuho, Nomura, the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation and Digital Asset have partnered to explore digital collateral management for Japanese government bonds (JGBs).
A proof-of-concept (PoC)...
MarketAxess veteran promoted in New York
Michael Baptista has been promoted to head of emerging markets North America sales at MarketAxess. He is based in New York.
MarketAxess reported a total...
Broadridge’s DLT repo volumes almost quadruple YoY
Average daily volumes on Broadridge’s distributed ledger repo (DLR) service reached US$354 billion in March, up 392% year-on-year (YoY) and 1% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).
According to...
Bond Market Awards 2026: The Winners
Bond Market Awards 2026: The Winners
The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, London — Thursday 16 April 2026 | Hosted by Dan Barnes and Josephine Gallagher.
For nearly...
US credit volumes set new record
Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) were up 10% year-on-year (YoY) to US$65 billion in March, beating a record seat in February. Average daily trade...
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Eurex sees lit credit future liquidity migrate to dark
The Bloomberg / Eurex credit futures conference in mid-January 2026 had all seats taken and attendees standing in the aisles. That bursting enthusiasm was...
Human battles machine in JGB market
Participants say electronic trading of Japanese government bonds has reached an inflection point, but others counter that the death of voice trading has been...
Credit futures see OI and ADV increase more than sevenfold YoY
The adoption of credit futures as a mainstream credit trading vehicle is broadening across venues and currencies: US$ iBoxx total return based futures traded...
Trade size growth undercuts European bond market ‘equitification’
Since 2023 European corporate bond markets have seen trades size grow, as trading platforms report increasing volumes
“If we break down electronic trading growth in European...
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RESEARCH
Bond traders predict data science/AI use explosion in 2026
The DESK’s Corporate Bond Liquidity Access Survey, supported by LTX, finds trading desks are on the cusp of change.
Buy-side traders see 2026 as a turning...
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UBS integrates Bond Port with iQbonds to increase counterparty diversity
UBS has integrated its Bond Port trading venue with iQbonds, the bond trading platform of software provider valantic.
iQbonds is heavily used in the German...
Power to the people
New trading protocols can create paths to best execution or confound it through complexity. Chris Hall reports.
“Every nation gets the government it deserves” was...
Visualising the cost of credit trading cut in half since 2023
Credit markets have seen bid-ask spreads, a proxy for trading costs for the buy-side, tighten further in the first two weeks of 2026, relative...
Voice volumes not budging in US Treasuries
E-trading levels are remaining steady in the US Treasury market, hovering at 58% of notional volume in February.
Ratios have returned to pre-election levels, Coalition...
Gaucher leads fixed income sales at Oman Investment Bank
Oman Investment Bank has named Jean-Louis Gaucher as head of fixed income sales. He is based in Doha.
The state-owned Oman Investment Bank was launched...
Concern over data dominates corporate bond discussions
Limited access to data is impeding quantitative analysis of best execution for corporate bonds, leading to a need for more qualitative analysis for many...
MeTheMoneyShow : Brexit Schmexit and a passing of the old guard
In this podcast Dan Barnes speaks with Lynn Strongin Dodds on how the USA is winning derivatives business from the UK - to the...
Muni bond, loan market development paths in focus
Like illiquid fixed income instruments, illiquid fixed income markets are not standardized, with each on their own unique path toward market development.
Municipal bonds and...
Regulation & Market Structure: How the SEC and the Fed will change US bond...
Transparency and structure is coming to the US Treasury and credit markets.
The role of the Fed is changing and consequently the role of other...
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...
Leveraged loan market ripe for innovation after 2023 revenue bump
US dealer revenue hit US$900 million in 2023, representing a 16% increase against 2021 and a 29% bump on 2022, attributed to a renewed...
FILS 2021: Great expectations
Big themes are getting thrown around at WBR’s Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit, which is back today as a physical event for the first time...
