The coming revolution in fixed income e-trading

After many years during which change was merely incremental, electronic trading in debt markets is about to be fundamentally transformed. New entrants and platforms have emerged or are mooted, and fresh partnerships are being considered as incumbents find their value proposition under pressure. Dealers and clients will face a completely new way of debt trading. By Alex Chambers.

Buy side expect e-trading volume to rise
 
Interest rate swaps and CDS under-represented in e-trading
 
Depth of liquidity matters for the sell side
Source: SIFMA

THE WORLD’S SECURITIES exchanges, which are all trading on historically high P/E ratios, are eyeing fixed-income markets for growth opportunities. Inter-dealer brokers are creating new strategies including mergers and acquisitions, and the various data vendors/platforms are seeking to expand their product ranges. It has been several years since electronic trading was last in such a state of flux.

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