Tradeweb, Trumid close in on MarketAxess’ lunch
Electronic credit closed 2024 on a strong showing with December monthly volume growing 14.7% to US$18.3 billion year–on–year (YoY) while full-year trading volume totalled...
RBC BlueBay veteran Jewell joins Ninety One
Investment manager Ninety One has named Justin Jewell as co-portfolio manager for its developed markets specialist credit team.
He joins Darpan Harar in overseeing multi...
Ballooning margin costs hobble US treasury basis trade returns, research finds
Institutional investors betting on yield spread fluctuations between US treasuries are facing ballooning margin costs, new research from derivatives analytics firm OpenGamma reveals.
Rising margin...
Howell promoted at T Rowe Price
Matt Howell has been promoted to global head of trading strategy at T Rowe Price.
“I am looking forward to further developing our capabilities to...
Issuance in double figure growth everywhere (ex-Japan!)
The debt markets have been booming globally in the first half of 2024, according to Dealogic data, with Middle East and Africa seeing issuance...
Case Study – BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets
BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets.
Recognising the need for smarter ways to assess market dynamics and connect with pools of liquidity, BlueCove has been...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
Tabb Group event: Concern regarding Reg ATS expansion
On 9 March the Tabb Group’s ‘Fixed Income Trading and Best Execution Summit’ heard that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concept release around...
Citi and JP Morgan absent from Fed programme
The list of eligible dealers for the Fed’s bond and exchange-traded fund programme for the 12th May has been published and it is missing...
Trumid sees record volumes
Credit trading platform Trumid, announced a record month of trading volume in November on the company’s electronic bond trading platform. During November, Trumid’s single-day...
‘Flash Boys’ hits US treasuries market
An old-fashioned trading model is giving HFT firms the edge over dealers and funds on the interdealer treasury markets, writes Dan Barnes.
A number of...
Worsening credit outlook does not hurt credit trading
The corporate bond market has stood up to the test of tariffs – but will the corporate environment? As earnings season kicks in, companies...
