Jane Street: Ten years of progress
The DESK and Jane Street first met in 2014 at FILS – we speak with Ian Shea, Head of Fixed Income Trading.
How has...
Enhanced execution through automation
Andrew Cameron, Automation Solutions at MarketAxess, discusses the benefits of automation in trading.
Automation technologies have revolutionised so many aspects of our lives that it’s...
S&P Global Market Intelligence: Bonding with style investing: value and momentum in corporate bonds
Style investing is not just for stock investors. As ‘smart beta’ becomes more popular in other asset classes, investors want to know, “What’s been...
ICE: Municipal bonds – reliable pricing for a fragmented market
ICE’s rules-based, transaction-driven approach provides a transparent representation of municipal market movement.
By Patrick Smith, Senior Director, Head of Municipal Evaluations, ICE
The complex and fragmented...
EMCA 2024 WINNER – Instinet Positive Change Visionary
EMCAs – Stacey Parsons, Winner of the Instinet Positive Change, Visionary award, 2024
Stacey Parsons, managing director of capital markets and head of fixed income...
Do regulators understand ‘best execution’ in corporate bond markets?
What is best execution in bond markets?
In fixed income a best execution process matches up trade metrics to the investment parameters.
“Trading is simply how...
Case study: Russell Investments in Search of Liquidity – Open Trading
As a top provider of Execution and Transition Management Service, Russell Investments understands the importance of leveraging cutting-edge tools for best execution.
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What effect could retail flow have on credit markets?
Retail investment in equity markets has had two major effects on market conditions; one is an increasing engagement in direct trading into the market,...
IRS electronification: 20 years in the making
With the 20th anniversary of Tradeweb’s interest rate swaps (IRS) marketplace around the corner, the firm’s head of US institutional Rates, Bhas Nalabothula, looks...
Enhancing the network effect in emerging markets e-trading
The friction of trading across a fragmented emerging market landscape is being drastically cut, says Dan Burke, MarketAxess.
The DESK spoke with Dan Burke, who...