Swap execution facilities (SEFs)

Euro swaps flee Sefs

Isda research finds Sef-driven liquidity split, with US dollar volumes growing and others shrinking

Learning to share the swap market

Asset managers, hedge funds and proprietary trading shops all want access to platforms that currently serve dealers only - a test for rules on impartial access and, potentially, the start of a long-awaited revolution in over-the-counter markets. By…

Meet the new OTC market-makers

New swap trading platforms are often seen as a way of levering open the OTC market for a range of non-dealer market-makers – from opportunistic buy-side firms to aggressive Chicago prop shops. But how many of these firms are serious, and what difference…

Sefs not expecting a big bang from Mat spark

As the Sef trading mandate arrives, platforms are primed for a jump in volumes – but with many clients currently avoiding Sefs, it may be a small bang, rather than a big one. Tom Osborn reports

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