Platform Propagation: A Comparative Guide to E-trading US Corporate Bonds

Author(s):
Colby Jenkins, Anthony J. Perrotta, Jr.
Date:
November 10, 2015
Research Type:
Focus Note
Executive Summary

Investors are seeking alternative sources of liquidity as traditional market makers are increasingly burdened by new regulatory requirements that limit the amount of capital they are committing to their secondary corporate bond market-making businesses. Electronic trading platforms are increasingly selling the value proposition that they are armed with the tools and solutions for conquering the dearth of liquidity. Not since the turn of the millennium has there been such a prolific number of US corporate bond trading platforms available to institutional investors.

For market participants, the process of investigating, onboarding, and managing a multitude of platforms is an arduous, resource-consuming task. In this TABB Group report, Platform Propagation: A Comparative Guide to E-trading US Corporate Bonds, TABB Group leverages 2015 survey results from the largest asset managers, dealers, and hedge funds representing up to 70% of daily US corporate bond trading volume to determine seven electronic corporate bond trading venues that will have the highest relevance to US corporate bond trading over the next two years. In this report, TABB assess electronic corporate bond trading platforms provided by MarketAxess, Bloomberg, Tradeweb, Liquidnet, TruMid, Electronifie and MTS BondsPro and provides a comparative analysis to help investors navigate this new trading landscape.

Areas of Interest
  • Fixed Income
  • Corporate Bonds
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