Fixed income
Waters Wrap: On EMSs, regulation, and (among others) BlackRock Aladdin
Regulators in the US and Europe have turned their sights on execution management system providers. Anthony examines some of the questions the industry is trying to answer.
What is Aladdin Trader? BlackRock’s fixed-income tool still a mystery
Sources tell WatersTechnology that Aladdin Trader will expand on the platform’s ‘limited’ execution functionality.
Better tech brings threat of two-speed trading in fixed income
Smaller asset managers may get left behind as automation allows the big players to prosper.
Interop tech buys time for buy-side fixed-income traders
A few buy-side traders and portfolio managers spearheading a drive for greater interoperability are reaping the rewards of increased workplace efficiency. Is interoperability the fixed-income panacea the buy side has been looking for?
Broadridge’s LTX looks to GenAI as it competes for market share
LTX has pinned its hopes of breaking into the fixed-income market on innovative use of AI. But how successful has its approach been, and what is it up against?
Waters Wrap: Reading the fixed-income tea leaves
A lot gets made about how much fixed income has been electronified. Anthony says that “percentage” ignores the important technological evolutions and strategic shifts being made by the vendor community.
Tradeweb turns attention to automating larger trades in credit
CEO: “In 2023, as we’re entering 2024, there are still clients that pick up the phone and do trades like it’s 1994.”
For MarketAxess, portfolio trading buoys flat revenue in Q3
The vendor is betting on new platforms like X-Pro and Adaptive Auto-X, which helped forge a record quarter for platform usage.
Quants look to language models to predict market impact
Oxford-Man Institute says LLM-type engine that ‘reads’ order-book messages could help improve execution
JP Morgan pulls plug on deep learning model for FX algos
The bank has turned to less complex models that are easier to explain to clients.
BlackRock forecasts return to fixed income amid efforts to electronify market
The world's largest asset manager expects bond markets to make headway once rates settle.
The consolidated tapes are taking shape—but what shape exactly?
With political appetite established on both sides of the Channel, attention is turning to the technical details.
Shining a light on fixed income
Traditionally, fixed income as an asset class has presented market participants with several challenges due to the over-the-counter (OTC) model by which the bulk of securities are traded. Observable market data, especially for infrequently or thinly…
ICE to offer ultra-low latency data between the US and Europe
The offering will run eastward, connecting routes in the US with European markets in London, Frankfurt, and Bergamo.
Integration looms large for buy-side firms deciding on whether to buy or build
As high-speed trading systems become par for the course, asset managers turn their focus to integration capabilities, according to a new study.
Locking down the lifecycle: Trading Technologies turns to analytics and TCA in latest acquisition
The tech provider gains TCA, analytics, and algo optimization tools as established vendors vie to build more comprehensive platforms.
Terminal velocity: MarketAxess bets on algo trading as electronification of fixed income gathers speed
MarketAxess hopes to bring fresh ideas from other asset classes with acquisition of multi-asset algorithm provider Pragma.
The loan market has a new identifier, but the path to adoption isn’t clear
The CEI aims to bring interoperability to loan trading, but it’s entering a market dominated by a long-standing incumbent.
How exchanges are becoming more than just marketplaces
Wei-Shen examines how exchanges are branching out and pursuing new ventures that could bring them fresh revenue streams.
What’s the market for Ion Markets?
With whispers swirling that Ion’s chief executive is looking to cash out on his tech conglomerate, big changes could be coming to the world of fixed-income software.
ICE: LLMs drove 60% increase in ICE Chat trades
The exchange revealed it has been working with LLMs for a decade to drive automation around its messaging platform. Now, it’s looking for more uses across all asset classes.
Connective tissue: S&P's InvestorAccess enables secondary market-like trading of primary issues
Through a combination of its own technology and partnerships with fixed-income mainstays Bloomberg and Tradeweb, S&P is looking to create end-to-end workflows to simplify trading of primary bond issues for both buy-side and sell-side firms.
Outsourced trading sees uptick as buy side seeks more bang for its buck
Buy-side firms see outsourced trading as a way to simplify their operating model, while custodians see an opportunity to sell bundled services.
Tradeweb treads fine line as API trend brings challenges
Buy-side rates traders look to dodge platform’s interface but remain barred from cross-venue price-shopping.