Trading mechanics

Internal crossing for US bond trading needs ‘principles-based’ approach

Buy-side firms have roundly supported Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals to allow internal crossing of fixed income trades in the US market, however...

Barclays now streaming prices into MarketAxess Live Markets

Barclays has committed to become a dedicated market maker and is actively contributing streaming prices for US investment grade corporate bonds to the MarketAxess...

Trumid collaborating with Jefferies in EM credit trading

Bond market operator, Trumid, is collaborating with Jefferies in emerging markets (EM) credit trading. Jefferies will use Trumid’s Attributed Trading (AT) protocol and workflow solutions...

Deutsche Bank launches new FIC coverage model

Deutsche Bank has set up a new coverage model for its fixed income and currencies (FIC) sales team, intended to be more tailored to...

Does trading performance need to be quantified to justify outsourcing?

An asset manager may need to assess the value that an outsourced trading provider offers using a range of measures in fixed income markets. Fixed...

MarketAxess rides all-to-all and volume growth to record revenues in Q1

Bond market operator MarketAxess has reported Q1 2021 revenues of US$195.5 million, up 16% on the previous year and a company record. While Q1...

CME to launch rates futures based on Mexico’s F-TIIE

Derivative and rates market operator, CME Group, is to introduce interest rate futures based on the Central Bank of Mexico's Overnight TIIE funding rate...

AllianceBernstein executes credit block trade with four buyers on LTX

AllianceBernstein has reportedly become the first buy-side firm to receive aggregated liquidity from multiple buyers on the same block trade. The trade was enabled...