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LCH expands CGB collateral eligibility
LCH has expanded the range of offshore Chinese govies (CGBs) that it accepts as non-cash collateral, with Renminbi-denominated now eligible.
Euro- and US dollar-denominated CGBs...
Tradeweb leads US credit e-trading in June
Tradeweb pulled ahead in electronic US credit trading last month, with average daily volumes (ADV) reaching US$10.5 billion.
As a reminder, we also provide market-assessed...
MarketAxess to develop new issue ecosystem
MarketAxess, the operator of a fixed-income electronic trading platform, is developing an ecosystem to give clients access to primary markets and the ability to...
Broadridge sees slow DLR growth in June
Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform processed US$7.5 trillion in June, with average daily volumes of US$357 billion.
Total volumes mark a 68% increase year-on-year,...
IMTC partners with ICE Bonds
Fixed income liquidity from ICE Bonds is now available on the IMTC platform.
Mutual clients will be able to access BondPoint and TMC, ICE Bond’s...
Onbrane and Agora merge
Onbrane and Agora Digital Markets have merged to create a single platform for debt issuance and management under the Onbrane brand.
Agora provides modelling and...
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Invesco: Kaizen and the art of trading
Running one of the leanest teams on the street, Ray Uy’s traders amplify their firm’s investment ideas by combining deep relationships, cutting edge technologies...
The accelerating boat to China: A faster route for traders
China offers investors a wealth of opportunity, with the caveat that markets are not fully open. Where the authorities are cautious about changes to market...
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...
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Trading Intentions Survey: Data and protocol innovation are the battlegrounds for...
The 2026 Trading Intentions Survey has found that data is the most hotly-contested field in supporting corporate bond trading today, while analysis of trading...
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BondWave’s fixed income engine integrates with ICE Bonds
BondWave, the fixed income system provider, has successfully integrated its Effi Markets tool with the ICE Bonds’ trading platforms.
Effi Markets provides access to indicative...
Fixed income trading : Refinitiv
A look at current market challenges and the leading-edge tools that can mean the difference between success and failure. By Alexandre Hardouin, Refinitiv
Trusted data is...
Pumped up projections: The Arizona gym muni fraud
The SEC has filed charges against three Arizonian individuals, alleging they defrauded investors by falsifying revenue documents for a US$284 million municipal bond issuance...
New SEC Fixed Income Committee to cover liquidity issues this week
By Flora McFarlane.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee, formed in November 2017, will hold its first meeting on...
On The DESK: What it takes to build a multi-asset trading team
Since becoming global head of trading at Schroders, Gregg Dalley has helped his teams become a single, multi-asset trading unit.
The DESK: What is your team’s...
Trading places – From bonds to fixed income ETFs
Phil Cichlar, Head of Fixed Income Sales & Trading at Jane Street shares his insight on the burgeoning ETF market.
Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...
Prioritising investment on the high yield trading desk
When we look at the priorities of trading desks in developing more automated tools, we can consider the longer term market trends as a...
Origination: Brookings Institute: Threat from US debt levels very limited
A new paper by the Brookings Institute has highlighted reasons for concern around the growing US debt pile, and the dynamics that could affect...
Boltzbit: The practical application of AI in investment and trading
Asset managers are already able to leverage large language models to boost investment and trading workflows.
The DESK spoke with Yichuan Zhang, chief executive officer...
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...
What do shorter durations imply for trading?
Data from Dealogic shows that the average maturity for newly issued bonds has been falling in 2023 relative to recent years, with the current...
Tradeweb Reports Record ADV of $2.2 trillion
Tradeweb Markets, a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, reported financial results for the quarter ended September...
