Municipal bonds
Citadel Securities, Jane Street battle fixed-income connectivity challenges with MultiLynq buy-in
Increased electronification of fixed income markets requires more connectivity, which entails greater costs for firms to connect to a growing list of trading venues.
Lessons from credit: Could all-to-all help Treasury markets?
Regulators are looking to all-to-all trading as a possible solution for worrying volatility and deteriorating liquidity in US Treasury markets.
In the world of financial data, context—not content—is the new king
For years, the mantra of the market data world has been ‘content is king.’ But with trading strategies now more dependent on being able to see the big picture, the value of context could quickly overtake the data itself.
This Week: S&P Global Market Intelligence, SimCorp, SS&C, Six, and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: A useful use-case for blockchain? (And Broadridge’s bond play)
While not a fan of blockchain, Anthony looks at some potential use-cases for the tool in the world of capital markets. He also gives his thoughts on Broadridge’s soon-to-launch LTX platform.)
Data providers target data deficiencies in muni bonds market
Companies like Ice are looking at ways to help municipal bond investors gain transparency into a historically opaque market.
ICE ‘Bonds’ Acquisitions into Fixed-Income Powerhouse
In this profile of the Intercontinental Exchange, Lynn Martin explains how the company’s ICE Data Services unit is creating a unified offering with fixed income data at its core, after a series of acquisitions that began with its purchase of IDC in 2015.
CanDeal Unveils ‘More Accurate’ Bond Pricing Feed
The new pricing service incorporates additional inputs and uses artificial intelligence to predict price movements.
IIROC Melds Equities, Debt Surveillance on Nasdaq Smarts Platform
IIROC has used Nasdaq Smarts for market surveillance since 2010, but is consolidating equities and debt market surveillance for the first time.
Algomi Pivots Offering Away from Honeycomb to Alfa
Usman Khan sits down with WatersTechnology to discuss how the vendor will look to change course in 2019 and focus on the development of the Alfa platform.
Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider: Bloomberg
IMD/IRD Awards 2018
Algomi to Grow Offering After S&P Investment
This is the third partnership Algomi has formed over the last six months. It’s the second minority investment S&P has made this year.
BondWave Debuts ‘Labs’ Data Arm, Launches QCurves
Officials say the new service will help traders and investors better forecast municipal bond prices.
Shining a Light Into Opaque Markets Through Technology
Emilia looks at how technology has been able to bring transparency into even the most opaque of markets.
Waters Wavelength Podcast 72: An Examination of the Muni Bond Market
Anthony and Emilia take a look at the municipal bond market and the proliferation of electronic platforms.
The Muni Market’s Drive Toward Transparency—Technology Holds the Key
Regulations requiring trade data reporting has helped push municipal bond market participants to electronic trading platforms.
Best Credit Data Nabs Muni Vet Metzold
Metzold joins Best Credit Data after a career spanning 35 years, many in senior muni bond portfolio management roles at Eaton Vance.
Capital Group Taps Bloomberg for Muni Evaluations
Bloomberg's BVAL service, which prices almost a million municipal bonds daily, will support pricing of Capital Group's more than $1.4 trillion in assets under management.
Investortools Taps BCD for Muni Pricing
The partnership will make BCD's muni bond data available to the more than 150 institutions that use Investortools' software.
Rimes Adds Best Credit Data Muni, Corporate Prices to Managed Services
Rimes clients worldwide will be able to access Best Credit Data's municipal and corporate bond data via Rimes' managed services.