Tradeweb
Tradeweb Takes Control of BondDesk
Tradeweb Markets has agreed to acquire bond trading platform provider BondDesk to extend its business interests into the fixed-income industry.
CFTC Gives Green Light for Tradeweb's SEFs
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted temporary approval to Tradeweb Markets' application for swap execution facility (SEF) status.
Tradeweb Submits CFTC Application for SEF Status
Tradeweb Markets has announced that it is applying to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for swap execution facility (SEF) credentials, operating two separate platforms.
SEFs at the Starting Gate, Technologists Prep for Challenges
On May 16 this year, US regulators finalized long-awaited rules that govern various aspects of how swap execution facilities will operate. Several years after the draft rules were first announced, attention now turns to the technology challenges…
Tradeweb Plants its Flag With First Pre-Trade OTC Credit Check
Late last week, Tradeweb Markets supported the first electronic indicative pre-trade credit check between a buy-side client and a futures commission merchant (FCM) for an over-the-counter derivatives transaction. Using the electronic credit checking…
Liquidity Fragmentation in Fixed Income is Here to Stay, Says iTB CEO
Michael Chuang has made a big bet that history will not repeat itself when it comes to a massive collapse in the number of fixed income trading platforms.
Ex-Tradeweb, Benchmark Solutions CEO Toffey Joins GFI
James Toffey, who founded Tradeweb and later worked with private equity firm Warburg Pincus to build short-lived fixed income pricing provider Benchmark Solutions, will head up the interdealer broker's electronic markets in cash, derivative instruments,…
Tradeweb Adds Interdealer Trading to CDS Index Platform
Tradeweb Markets, a New York-based provider of fixed income marketplaces, has added interdealer trading to its European electronic iTraxx credit default swap (CDS) index platform.
OTC Derivatives Processing webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on November 15, 2012 to discuss how the OTC credit markets will develop its own market microstructure, based on leveraging best practice from other electronically exchange-based markets.
Swaps Overhaul: Ready or Not, Here It comes
A major set of deadlines for the swaps industry passed on October 12. More will be coming soon. However, none seems to have given market participants the jolt they need to have the right platforms in place. By Jake Thomases
Tradeweb Launches ETF Platform
Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) operator Tradeweb has announced the launch of a multi-dealer-to-client platform for exchange-traded funds.
One Little, Two Little, 40 Little SEFs
When the starting gun fires, there are expected to be a multitude of SEF entrants. That number must be pared down for an effective market to commence, officials say.
OTC Derivatives Processing special report
March 2012 - sponsored by: Omgeo, OpenLink, TradeWeb
