MarketAxess
Pricing data in fixed income markets – Is transparency truly an issue?
Jason Waight, head of regulatory affairs, Europe at MarketAxess, explains how investment in commercial transparency solutions has proven itself in 2020, and why this leaves a question mark over the potential value of a centralised bond tape
Confidence in pricing data is essential in a distressed market
Jason Waight, head of regulatory affairs, Europe at MarketAxess, explores the key role of reliable data sources in offering a commercial advantage to traders during the March crisis
Electronic bond trading stalled in volatile markets
Bid/offer spreads on bond platforms spiked in March and the buy side struggled to trade
Mifid’s free data mirage vexes markets
Users struggle to access post-trade data despite European regulator’s push for transparency
At bounding MarketAxess platform, a new CRO parses risk
Clarity and communication are basics to Oliver Huggins at one of the biggest US bond platforms
Buy-side trading system of the year: MarketAxess
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2019
DTCC in talks to clear MarketAxess bond trades
Market-first move could cut platform’s costs and counterparty risks
Esma expected to tighten rules for Mifid data services
After criticism of new regime, market is braced for guidance that could pile pressure on APA business
Hackers’ jackpot: Mifid heightens cyber risk
Platforms and reporting entities develop individual solutions, but no silver bullet
Only 1% of bonds caught in first wave of Mifid transparency
Trax estimates 5% of corporate bonds will be subject to full transparency after four-year phase-in
MTF bilateral trading protocol offers Mifid arbitrage
Nordic banks to use protocol to benefit from longer deferral period
Regulatory arbitrage fears over Mifid post-trade reporting
EU regulators may use different reporting deferral periods for large or illiquid trades
The long arm of European law: Mifid alarms the world
Non-European firms may have to undertake compliance projects without knowing the final rules
Late adopters: why buy-siders are sticking to RFQ
Asset managers have been slow to embrace alternative trading protocols in fixed income
MarketAxess to offer cut-price dark pool liquidity
High-yield bond block trades could be 100bp cheaper on new platform, says executive
Sefs brand market abuse enforcement role ‘a non-starter’
CFTC signals softening on position limits monitoring, however
Dark pools and platforms vie to fix credit markets
A side-effect of tough bank capital rules could be the rise of dark pools for credit trading
Sef of the year: MarketAxess
Innovative approach finds best CDS prices often come from the buy side
Clearing certainty
In depth: clearing certainty introduction
Push, ping or hub: industry tackles risk of clearing fails
Push, ping or hub
New CFTC block trade proposals spark row over 67% threshold
Attack the block
Available to trade: row over scope of Dodd-Frank execution rules
Available to trade?
Sefs in stasis as final rules edge closer
Sefs in stasis