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Bond markets have for years been seemingly close to a tipping point when it comes to electronic trading, yet they could never quite break through. Yet those who closely follow technological advances and market structure were unwavering. “The slow and steady change that has occurred over the past decade will ultimately be seen for the revolution that it brought about,” Kevin McPartland, head of research in Greenwich Associates’ market structure and technology group, wrote in a January 2020 report.
The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb Markets institutional European- and U.S.-listed ETF platforms.
NEW YORK – February 10, 2021 – Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced the appointment of Von M. Hughes to the company’s Board of Directors as an independent director, effective March 1, 2021.
After a fairly calm December for global government bonds, 2021 got off to an active start with a widespread market sell-off.
Our CEO, Lee Olesky, recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about surging bond trading volumes and the industry push toward more efficient electronic markets.
Remember when the municipal bond market used to be the quiet corner of institutional finance where the biggest news was that the cumulative default rate actually decreased from 0.10% to 0.08% in 2019? What a difference a year makes.
New York, February 4, 2021 Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.
NEW YORK – February 4, 2021 – Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for January of $20.0 trillion (tn). Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was a record $1.0 trillion (tn), an increase of 29.5 percent (%) year over year (YoY). This is the second month on record that Tradeweb ADV has exceeded $1tn; the first was in March 2020.
Regulatory fragmentation is often a starting point for conversations on where ETF trading, as well as broader investment flows, may be heading in Asia. In spite of that and the challenges related to a year dominated by the pandemic, Asian financial markets have continued to thrive, with new initiatives set to help further facilitate liquidity and boost trading volumes in the ETF space.
We’re excited to bring a completely new type of derivative to the electronic market, providing participants with the ability to bilaterally trade cross currency basis for GBP/USD, EUR/USD and GBP/EUR pairs.