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2017 proved to be the year the Greek government bond market roared back to life

Last week’s first SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee meeting focused on liquidity in the bond market, and identified and prioritized a number of important themes for the fixed income market, particularly for corporate bonds.

Global Fixed Income, Derivatives and ETF Markets Embrace Change on Eve of MiFID II

The U.S. Federal Reserve opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at near zero levels in September, despite talk of a hike from regional Fed presidents during the summer.

Many capital markets firms are struggling to increase profitability, as regulatory compliance requirements have forced sell-side banks to scale back market-making activities and buy-side firms are challenged to differentiate beyond simply beating performance benchmarks.

While the majority of buy-side firms expect their derivatives volumes and trades to substantially rise over the next three years, many are not yet fully prepared for the changes to come.

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

A notable milestone in the world of government bond trading was reached this November, when Tradeweb’s European government bond marketplace surpassed €3 trillion in notional volume year-to-date.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep its record low benchmark interest rate unchanged on September 17, citing “recent global economic and financial developments”.

Addressing attendees of the 3rd Annual OTC Derivatives Conference in London on September 29th, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad discussed the progress made so far in reducing the systemic risk that amplified the damage resulting from the financial crisis.