2016 Outlook: Billy Hult, Tradeweb Markets
In a Q&A with Markets Media, Tradeweb President, Billy Hult discusses the major themes for the business in 2015, highlighting the growth in electronic trading of rates products and the addition of Treasury spotting for investment grade corporate bond trading which has resulted in increased client activity on Tradeweb's U.S. credit platform. He also comments on his expectations for 2016, noting that the firm with continue to work with clients as they navigate regulatory changes in the derivatives markets. In addition, Hult talks about efficient trading tools supporting the growth of derivatives trading, the introduction of operational efficiencies when trading corporate bonds electronically, and the changing role of market participants when looking at liquidity in the U.S. Treasury market.