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.
Government 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…
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…
Government Bonds: Autoexecution vs Autotrading
Autoexecution of government bond trades can reduce risk and cost for investors, but is only available in a few markets. Traders need to take account of liquidity and investment goals to assess when auto-ex, auto-pricing and non-competitive trades best serve investment goals. In January’s show, David Scilly, head of fixed…
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…
Trader TV Bonds: October 2018
Roelof van der Struik, manager for Treasury Trading & Commodities at PGGM says the repo market is broken; he tells us how the Dutch pension fund manager is using electronic platforms to correct the broken repo market. At the same time (from 06.36), the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) promises…
Trader TV Bonds: July 2018
Three charts that tell traders what look out for in US credit in 2018. We speak with Edward Casey, independent portfolio manager, about the corporate bond market in the first half of the year, likely trends in the second half of the year and the impact they will have upon…
Trader TV Bonds: June 2018
The Italian markets were shaken in recent weeks, creating opportunities for investment firms with agile trading and investment operations. In our June show, Sean George, chief investment officer at Strukturinvest Fondkommission, explains how the trading capabilities of alternative investment funds (hedge funds) differ from long-only asset managers, and advantage that…