Tradeweb.com
  • The building of a global leader

    Since our first U.S. Treasury trade in 1998, we've been developing technology to improve the markets—one milestone at a time.

    • 1996
      Business plan was approved by CSFB1996 History
    • 1997
      Gains backing by Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers
    • 1998
      Launches first multi-dealer online marketplace for U.S. Treasuries
    • 2000
      Opens London office
      Total trading volume surpasses $1 trillion
      U.S. Agencies and European Government Bond marketplaces added to platform
    • 2001
      Adds Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial Paper and Pfandbriefe/Covered Bonds marketplaces
      Begins providing Market Data as a separate business outside of platform
      Back in business two weeks after September 11th attacks destroy World Trade Center office
    • 2002
      Opens new U.S. corporate headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey
      Adds Supranationals and European Commercial Paper marketplaces
    • 2003
      Daily trading exceeds $100 billion
      Adds Agency Discount Notes marketplace
    • 2004
      Sold by dealer ownership group to Thomson Corp
      Adds U.S. Corporate Bonds marketplace
    • 2005
      Opens Tokyo office
      Total Tradeweb volume surpasses $100 trillion
      Adds Interest Rate Swaps, CDS Indices and Repo marketplaces
      Adds Canadian Debt Securities through strategic partnership with CanDeal
    • 2006
      Enters odd lot retail market with acquisition of LeverTrade
      Adds European Credit marketplace
    • 2008
      Gains investment from 10 leading dealers and Thomson Financial
      Thomson’s AutEx and Order Routing Network move into Tradeweb
      Volume surpasses $300 trillion
      Enters inter-dealer market with acquisition of Hilliard Farber & Co., Inc
    • 2008
      Adds Cash Deposits, Japanese Government Bonds and Yen Swaps marketplaces
    • 2009
      Adds Deposits marketplace in the U.S.
      Launches Dealerweb, an electronic inter-dealer platform, with TBA Mortgage marketplace in the U.S.
      Adds Agencies marketplace through Dealerweb in the U.S.
      Launches Tradeweb PLUS for European Government Bonds (streaming, click-to-trade offering)
    • 2010
      Adds Equity Derivatives marketplace in Europe
      Launches DerivAlert.org, providing pertinent news and information on OTC derivatives regulation
      Adds Treasury Bills hybrid marketplace through Dealerweb in the U.S.
    • 2010
      Moves U.S. corporate headquarters to New York City
      Establishes U.S. Center for Brokerage, Technology and Operations in Jersey City
      Tradeweb AutEx and Order Routing Network move into Thomson Reuters (e.g., Eikon)
      Enters into longer term agreement withThomson Reuters to redistribute Tradeweb Market Data
    • 2010
      Adds Certificate of Deposit marketplace in the U.S.
    • 2011
      Adds European Repo marketplace
      Adds Australian Government Bonds marketplace
      Acquires Rafferty Capital Markets’ rates, credit and muni brokerage desks (J.J. Kenny Drake)
      Launches Dealerweb electronic IDB marketplace for Off-the-Run U.S. Treasuries