Industry players in U.S. Treasury transaction markets can now access a free, public-facing Value at Risk (VaR) calculator that will help them comply with SEC rules that will expand clearing requirements for them. The DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corp. (FICC) has launched the new tool, accessible via a web browser, which provides “the ability to… Read More >>
DTCC Fights Fragmented Clearing for Treasuries
Fragmented clearing for the U.S. Treasury market is on the minds of those at the DTCC, the industry’s major post-trade services and infrastructure provider, and they have released a white paper that they hope will spark a discussion about this contentious issue. There is even a suggestion that there might be a need for a… Read More >>
MarketAxess Buys LiquidityEdge to Sell Treasury Bonds
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. will expand its portfolio of traded products and open itself to more competitors with the recently announced $150 million acquisition of LiquidityEdge, a marketplace for U.S. Treasury trading. Already an operator of an electronic platform for trading fixed income securities, MarketAxess is purchasing LiquidityEdge via $100 million in cash and $50 million… Read More >>
