Today, the Bond Dealers of America – Washington DC’s only dedicated Fixed Income Advocate – is pleased to announce the creation of the Fixed Income Technology Clearinghouse intended to help US focused bond dealers navigate their technology and back-office options including costs and deliverables. The Fixed Income Technology Clearinghouse will bring together professionals at BDA…
Category: Fixed Income Market Structure
BDA Comments on Electronic Trading
The BDA today submitted comments to the SEC on their “Concept Release on Electronic Corporate Bond and Municipal Securities Market.” We focused our comments just on Section VIII of the release related to electronic trading in corporate and municipal bonds. The concept release was motivated by a recommendation from the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure…
BDA Urges Fed to Take Action to Assist Municipal Market
Today, March 18, 2020, following feedback received from membership, the BDA submitted a letter to the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressing particular needs of the municipal markets to offset the negative impacts of the Coronavirus and in response to the announcement of the establishment of a Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF). The letter, which can…
BDA Announces Formation of Working Group on Fixed Income Market Structure
October 3, 2018 This week, the Bond Dealers of America (BDA) announced the formation of a Fixed Income Market Structure Working Group. The working group will focus on all aspects of fixed income market structure with leadership from the retail, institutional, taxable and municipal bond markets. The goal of the working group will be to engage with regulators at the SEC, FINRA…
Bond Buyer: BDA group wants to play key role in fixed income market structure
By: Lynn Hume Published October 03 2018, 2:26pm EDT WASHINGTON — The Bond Dealers of America has formed a Fixed Income Market Structure Working Group to advise regulators, lawmakers and market participants on structural changes in the fixed income industry and marketplace. The regulators will include the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking…