Dealer-to-client
FX-style crypto platforms could bridge gap with TradFi
Emergence of execution-only ECNs, prime brokers and clearing houses brings new confidence in crypto

MTS and WeMatch combine to launch euro swap MTF
New venue to start as interdealer but will soon take on Tradeweb in the dealer-to-client market

Banks turn to analytics playbook to take on FX platforms
Dealers aim to lure clients from high-fee multi-dealer platforms with improved investment analytics

OTC trading platform of the year: TP Icap
Risk Awards 2022: Interdealer broker reinvents itself with Fusion platform and Liquidnet acquisition
Planned EU cross-border trading ban to hit most large markets
Most major jurisdictions currently provide either interdealer or client exemptions
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
Share of electronic trading remains low but host of factors promise to change that for good
CanDeal ideal: could Canada make a sea-change in e-trading?
E-trading firm aims to capture all Canada’s electronic fixed income trade, requiring a culture shift
Optiver becomes first non-bank options market-maker on FXall
Dutch e-trading firm joins OTC FX options platform in a market taking electronic baby steps
US regulator casts doubt on key SA-CCR netting benefit
OCC rejects suggestion banks can net certain cleared client exposures; Fed stays silent
A guiding light for corporates lost in the fog of XVAs
Chris Kenyon proposes a framework for optimising XVAs – from the client perspective
The corporate bond revolution will be streamed
Dealers are piping feeds of live, executable prices direct to select clients
UBS unleashes Orca for rates clients
Machine learning algo trawls liquidity pools to slash US Treasury trading costs
High costs limiting CNY corporate swaps market
Isda AGM: Demand growing but high capital costs burdening banks
State Street top trading partner of Dodge & Cox Funds in 2018
Custody bank made up over 90% of all principal transactions
Clients feel forgotten by Giancarlo’s swaps trading plans
Industry says wider Sef mandate ignores reality of dealer-to-client market
Buy side using two-way prices in bid to hide trade intent
Number of trades done via ‘request-for-market’ protocol leaps 510% in past year
Hunt for toxic flow hits one of banking’s old problems
Wider use of mark-out tools helps banks spot ‘bad’ trades – and also stirs debate on pay
trueEX sues 11 banks over swaps ‘conspiracy’
Platform alleges market-makers acted to preserve dominance of bank-owned Tradeweb
Concentration of client positions rises at LCH
Over 75% of client positions handled by five largest clearing members at LCH Ltd
Game of Sefs: Tradeweb topples Bloomberg
Buy side’s desire for lighter-touch trading of interest rate swaps propels Tradeweb to top spot by volume
Citadel shut out of Tradeweb as it makes US Treasury move
Firm is first non-bank on Bloomberg, but primary dealer catch means it cannot join Tradeweb
Competition is saving end-users from euro swaps price hikes
Swap dealers are often described as a cartel; right now, they are not acting like one
Hidden price pressures grow in euro swap market
Clients face wider bid/offer spreads, as dealers struggle to find liquid hedges