Buy-side bond traders in Asia look to rules-based trading to free up time
Nearly a third of buy-side traders are prioritising the implementation of rules-based trading automation in 2021, study from Bloomberg and WBR reveals.
Trading Venues
Northern Trust to launch FX trading engine in Singapore
As part of a scheme by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Northern Trust is the latest major bank to launch an eFX trading and pricing engine in the region.
BNP Paribas goes live on LSEG futures exchange CurveGlobal Markets
Short term interest rate traders at BNP Paribas can now access futures listed on the CurveGlobal Markets exchange.
FactSet expands portfolio analytics with ICE liquidity indicators
The integration of ICE Liquidity Indicators by FactSet will offer clients a solution for the analysis, management and reporting on fund liquidity risk.
Lit volumes on LSEG’s Turquoise Europe venue surge post-Brexit
LSEG’s European trading venue saw lit average daily volumes increase 30% from January to March 2021.
HKEX appoints former SWIFT capital markets strategy head to key post-trade role
New hire at HKEX comes at a crucial time for the exchange group as it looks to implement and roll out several key post-trade initiatives.
Tradeweb teams up with Amazon Web Services to expand access to closing price data
Collaboration with Amazon Web Services will broaden access to Tradeweb’s US treasury and UK gilt closing price data through the AWS Data Exchange cloud platform.
MarketAxess completes MuniBrokers acquisition
The acquisition of electronic venue MuniBrokers has expanded the municipal bond trading business at MarketAxess after terms were agreed in September.
BME adds UniCredit as fixed income clearing member
With the addition of Unicredit, BME Clearing now has 25 clearing members in the fixed income segment.
Cboe extends options trading to almost 24 hours-a-day
SPX and VIX options on the Cboe Options Exchange will be tradeable for almost an almost 24-hour trading day under the extension.