Monday, March 12, 2007

Hedge funds eclipse investment banks in bond trading

Hedge funds eclipse investment banks in bond trading

The significance of hedge funds has increased thanks to computer-driven trading models that generate high trading volume for U.S. Treasury bonds. Electronic trading, and the ability to make trades quickly to exploit small differences in prices, is changing the trading field and has given hedge funds a leg up on investment banks.

Read this article




hedge funds, bond market, bond trading, electronic trading, US treasuries

Labels: , , , ,

posted by Victor Lloyd Smith @ 12:15 PM 0 comments

Friday, March 09, 2007

As Treasuries market grows quiet, traders grow restless

As Treasuries market grows quiet, traders grow restless

The "Masters of the Universe" are bored. As volatility has declined in the market for U.S. government securities, some of the biggest banks and their traders are walking away from what was once the hottest game on Wall Street. "Low volatility makes it very hard to generate any income," according to one veteran of the 1980s boom time.

full story




us treasuries, bond markets, trading

Labels: , ,

posted by Victor Lloyd Smith @ 5:24 PM 0 comments