More corporate defaults seem to be on the way

Despite a mini-boom in the bond market, credit defaults are priced in. Companies are mercilessly sorted by recessions. The strongest credits grow stronger. The weakest investment-grade firms descend into junk territory. And the most frail speculative-grade firms go into default. Use Overbond’s market surveillance capabilities and trending financial ratios to monitor the credit landscape for…

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Liquidity Scoring AI Model

The subject of bond market liquidity risk has been consistently gaining the attention of many financial institutions, regulators, and policy makers. Worries of liquidity risk continue to increase due to many factors (but not limited to): multi-year decline in dealer inventories and higher capital requirements, sharp increase in aggregate outstanding debt instruments, and proliferation of…

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Bond Trade Loved by Wall Street Nears Another $100 Billion

If necessity is the mother of invention, then the pandemic may help bring the staid corporate bond market into the 21st century and give its traders the speed and efficiency that’s routine among stock dealers. Larger portfolio trades routinely have more than 500+ bonds with varying liquidity profiles. Use Overbond’s custom basket creation feature to…

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The Fed’s Improved Bond-Buying Program Explained

As part of the Fed’s SMCCF, it will not only buy bond funds, but also individual corporate bonds, the total size of all bond-buying programs is $750 billion, roughly 4% of U.S. GDP. Clearly with this buying volume / size markets impact could be significant,  use Overbond’s COBI analytics to understand the impact on bond…

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‘Future-Proofing’ the Trading Desk

On the topic of future-proofing your trading desk, @Simon Steward mentions, “I would say that data is key. Traders have access to vast amounts of data that both validate and challenge outcomes. By acknowledging and utilising data, traders can always continue to improve and evolve.” Harnessing data properly from multiple unique sources is the critical…

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