Junk Traders Shift From Old Habits as Electronic Market Expands

Electronic trading is finally taking off in the junk-bond market, where instant messages, phone calls and close-knit relationships have long defined the way of doing business. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. saw high-yield trading jump 52% last month from a year earlier to a record $1.9 billion in average daily volume, the company said last week. Rival…

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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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Data in Fixed Income Trading

Great conversation here with @JohnWilliams on how data challenges are being addressed in the fixed income markets. We’re privileged to be working with such a pioneering team at #Refinitiv and know that data science will be at the forefront of data solutions going forward. Come inquire about Overbond’s suite of ML-driven analytics for Fixed Income…

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The Fed’s $250 Billion Debt-Buying “Index” Loophole

Last week, the Fed announced a third category in their SMCCF program: “Eligible Broad Market Index Bonds”. This new category allows the Fed to immediately begin buying individual corporate bonds in much larger volume than previously anticipated. Thanks to #Dan Krieter for shedding some light on this development. With this door now opened, the question…

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Corporations raise $1 trillion in the bond market amid Fed backstop, double the pace of last year

Corporations, borrowing at more than twice last year’s pace, have already raised more than $1 trillion in 2020 as they race to restructure older debt, pay down bank lines and raise cash to weather the recession. The Fed’s bond buying program and strong inflows from overseas investors have supported the new issuance. Outperform the rising…

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