Although the prospect of an FTT for the U.S. has been proposed multiple times since the 60s, it has never gained significant traction. The idea is often raised in the context of how to pay for other programs.

Alternative data has been around since the advent of the ticker tape. This guide helps vendors understand the alternative data ecosystem.

Global markets liquidity came under extreme pressure in late February and early March as fear and uncertainty gripped the world. Market infrastructure, meanwhile, held up remarkably well. The swaps market, however, was not immune to liquidity...

Corporates are arguably the most important segment to FX markets. This report examines how corporations think about FX and how this influences their trading behavior.

Corporate bond market structure has shown its resilience in 2020 like never before. Even in the most volatile days, before the Federal Reserve stepped in and the migration to working from home was just beginning, volumes surged, the largest trading...

Buy-side fixed-income trading desks have faced mounting demands on their time: the explosion of issuance, alongside greater transaction/trade reporting obligations, and increasingly rigorous internal audit requirements. However, they pale in...

Market data, in all its formats, has long been heralded as the lifeblood of trading. In the last decade, this truism has been magnified not only by the growing volume of data but also the increase in resources and expertise dedicated to sourcing,...

Even as countries around the world are planning to emerge from lockdown conditions, there is no doubt that the coronavirus has already changed the way we operate and live. Digital adoption is now a new necessity, as corporates seek to thrive in a...

Starting with the increase in computational power in the 1980s, NLP has continued to expand and grow. Today, converging with machine learning and AI, NLP can power a trading system to both avoid bad trades as well as generate alpha.

Even if you knew in advance who was the best axe in every name you called for the past five quarters and you called that person on the first try, the RFQ protocol would have cut your trading costs in half every time.