Gaps in information between counterparties and clients can challenge buy-side bond traders, impacting the investment process. Frank Cerveny, head of markets and sales at MTS, explains how data can be managed effectively in order to bridge those gaps, improving trade execution quality.
Corporate Bonds
Spotting trading opportunities in information-sparse bond markets
Overcoming information gaps can allow investors to buy for longer term trends and seize trades when they present. Sean George, chief investment officer of Structurinvest Fondkommision, explains how he makes those decisions, what he bases them on, and the risks that information gaps create in the investment process. Market data…
Simplify your trading workflow
The complexity of new execution protocols and multi-asset trading means dealing desks on the buy- and sell-side need to reassess the technology they have available to structure their workflows. Pontus Eriksson, strategy director at FIS, gives an expert view on how trading teams can review their processes in order to…
Best execution must define trading decisions in turbulent markets across assets
A trading desk needs to be very structured if it is to enable high-tough and low-touch trading across asset classes. That requires expert domain knowledge, strong data and well-defined processes so that even when markets are turbulent, testing these parameters, the right decisions are being made. Speaking at the FIX…
US Credit sees leap in buy-side e-trading capability
Electronic trading is delivering better execution at larger sizes and in choppier waters in the US corporate bond market. This is increasing the velocity of trading, adding liquidity to the market. As platforms have evolved to allow automated hedging with Treasuries, electronic trading is increasingly viable even in markets with…
How reliable is electronic bond trading in volatile markets?
Voice trading has always been the go-to method of trading bonds in choppy markets, to be assured of firm prices. Speaking at the FIX Global conference in London, Carl James, global head of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management gives the buy-side traders’ perspective on how this is changing…
Optimising the buy-side workflow for primary markets
The trader/portfolio manager workflow is crucial to effective issuance management. We see how it is handled within the IHS Markit platform, with Herb Werth on Trader TV, in our second video of the Primary Market series.
Corporate bonds: How to automate trading for better returns
Automation of corporate bond trading is small but growing, with investment grade instruments – particularly in the US – leading the way.
Challenges and Innovations in Primary Markets with IHS Markit
Managing the bond issuance process manually is often inefficient and creates operational risk for buy-side traders.
Trader TV Bonds: December 2018
In December’s show we discuss how Europe’s political landscape might impact investment and trading decisions
Trader TV Bonds: Defining ‘best execution’
How do investors know if their traders are doing a good job? A white paper has been published by the Investment Association (IA), to explain exactly that. Carl James, global head of fixed income trading at Pictet Asset Management, and head of the IA’s fixed income trading committee, and Ross…
Leadership insights from FILS Amsterdam 2018
Trader TV captured the most surprising and interesting takeaways from: Paul Reynolds, head of fixed income at TradingScreen;Frank Cerveny, head of markets at MTS;Mike Thorpe, managing director, Tradeweb;Giuseppe Nuti, managing director and global head of the central risk book and data analysis at UBS;Lee Bartholomew, head of derivatives Product R&D…