COVID-19, MiFID II Accelerate Electronic Bond Trading Push

COVID-19, MiFID II Accelerate Electronic Bond Trading Push

By Natasha Teja
March 29, 2021, IFLR

Jennifer Keser, head of regulation and market structure at Tradeweb, agreed with Masset. “COVID-19 this past year has been another factor that has propelled/increased electronic trading across certain asset classes where electronification was a bit sticky,” she said.

An example of this is in the credit market where electronification has been a bit slower. “Almost a third of investment-grade bonds traded electronically last year, an increase from 26% in 2019,” Keser added.

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