The greatest surprises in bond trading of the last decade
The DESK asked interviewees from its ‘On The DESK’ profile interviews of the last ten years to assess the most surprising changes they had...
Liquidity provider profile: Millennium Advisors
The DESK looks at fixed income liquidity providers business models in depth.
This month, we spoke with Millennium Advisors' Laurent Paulhac, group CEO and Caroline...
Dealers face crunch on platform trading costs
As bid-ask spreads tighten and fees rise, dealers question making markets in credit.
It does not take a quant to understand that tighter bid-ask spreads...
European credit trading is treading its own path
Understanding the unique features of European capital markets is hugely important for traders and infrastructure providers, but so are the differences this makes to...
What will shape Europe’s bond market in 2025
The European bond market is under pressure from several dynamics which are shaping its evolution, with implications for investors and issuers.
Andy Hill, senior director...
What FILS delegates want
With the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) Europe upon us, The DESK has been speaking to attendees to discern what topics are most eagerly...
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 Fixed Income Leaders Summit: Debating a decade of change
The focused event delivered a communication hub that has supported the buy and sell side as they navigated market transformation.
“In 2014, this event was...
Ten years of research: Lessons for trading platforms in fixed income
Lessons on the viability and competitiveness of liquidity aggregation tools can be drawn form the last decade of research conducted by The DESK.
In 2015...
Row erupts as CBOE seeks to define exchange boundaries
An application by multi-asset market operator, CBOE, to define what is considered a ‘facility’ of the exchange, has triggered a row. The firm sought...
