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Government bonds suffered a sell-off in October, as speculation over monetary policy dominated headlines on both sides of the Atlantic.

Although Reg AT would go a long way in providing a layer of regulatory oversight on a technology-dependent market, it includes a number of provisions that will need to be tweaked to accommodate the realities of trading in US futures markets.

We’re proud to share that Tradeweb has won the Outstanding Fixed Income Trading Venue award as part of The Trade magazine’s Leaders in Trading Awards 2016.

We are pleased to announce that Tradeweb’s own Erica Barrett and Elisabeth Kirby were recognized by Markets Media as part of its 2nd Annual Markets Choice Awards: Women in Finance luncheon.

Compression is a clear example of how the greater use of technology can expedite and streamline trading processes, while helping market participants comply with regulatory requirements.

Although a lot of time and money have been spent on getting ready for MiFID II, there is another regulation out there that is actually more dangerous: the E.U.’s Market Abuse Regulation, or MAR. Along with its sibling, the Market Abuse Directive, or MAD, they pose a double threat to market participants worldwide.

European investors‘ appetite in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remains healthy. Combined assets for European ETFs and exchange-traded products (ETPs) have steadily risen in recent years, reaching a new record of U.S. $567 billion at the end of Q3 2016 (ETFGI).

Some market participants have long argued that the liquidity provided by HFT traders is illusory and difficult to access.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.

Decades from now, will 2016 be remembered as a year populist politics forever altered the course of history, the year negative bond yields almost became a new normal, or when institutional investors began to embrace a new wave of fintech solutions?