Interactive Brokers extends trading hours for US Treasuries
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has expanded trading hours for US Treasury bonds on its platform, allowing the firm’s global clients to...
November’s bumper month for fixed income e-trading
Electronic trading platforms have reported a bumper November for fixed income trading, with CME reporting interest rate average daily volume (ADV) up by 42%;...
MarketAxess launches direct access to UBS Bond Port
Users of MarketAxess’ private banking and wealth management service Axess IQ can now route orders directly to UBS Bond Port.
“UBS has been a liquidity...
On The DESK : Gianluca Minieri, Pioneer Investments
The Greatest Concentration of Risk
Gianluca Minieri has been the global head of trading at Pioneer Investments since 2011, driving reform across trading operations, including...
Charles Taylor Investment Management selects Bloomberg OMS
Charles Taylor Investment Management (CTIM), the fund management business of Charles Taylor, has adopted Bloomberg’s Asset & Investment Manager (AIM) and PORT Enterprise systems....
Rates : Trading protocols : Dan Barnes
The new Treasuries protocols
Breaking away from the request-for-quote protocol could allow for tighter pricing without information leakage.
Traders engaged in the US Treasury (UST) markets...
Research profile: DirectBooks’ magic sauce
The DESK spoke with Rich Kerschner, CEO of DirectBooks, to understand what the magic ingredient is behind their success.
What has given DirectBooks the lead...
Jesse Forster joins Coalition Greenwich
Capital market analyst firm Coalition Greenwich has hired Jesse Forster as a senior analyst on its market structure and technology team.
In his new role,...
Bloomberg facilitates European government bonds electronic list trade
Bloomberg has executed the first electronic list trade in European government bonds though its multilateral trading facility (MTF), with its evaluated pricing service (BVAL)...
Research: TCA use in bond markets
New research of 36 buy-side firms has found that 81% of respondents find fixed income TCA effective for assessing broker performance, 77% for regulatory...
Cboe Credit Index Futures: The expanding liquidity picture
As buy-side firms look to increase their exposure to credit futures, market operators find ways to support access.
The DESK spoke with David Litchfield, director...
Survey: Are there missed opportunities in fixed income TCA?
Based on their own view of TCA success, buy-side traders could apply analytics to support trading and execution goals.
The DESK has found that fewer...
