First it was options, more
recently bond trading, which has been fantastic in terms of return.
Not exact matches
Blockchain Mining Ltd. reported yesterday that the Canadian company that was
recently merged into it, Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc. (which
trades as Bitfarms as a digital currency miner) had decided not to proceed with an offering of convertible
bonds announced in March.
The financing needs coming due in the first quarter «imply that euro area banks will not have extra money as a result of the three - year auction to purchase European sovereign
bonds, using a carry -
trade strategy, because the amount of fresh cash is less than the amount of bank debt that will mature during the quarter», Powell wrote
recently.
Until
recently the only method the buy side had of deciding at what price they could
trade a
bond was calling a dealer.
On - the - run
bonds are the ones most
recently issued, and more actively
traded.
For example, in our iShares Conservative Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSE), we
recently made a short - term tactical
trade, trimming short duration exposure by half, though the fund remains modestly underweight duration versus the FTSE TMX Canada Universe
Bond Index.
Trading individual
bonds has gotten a lot easier
recently than it once was, thanks to discount brokerage platforms that have broadened beyond stocks to cover
bonds as well.
The increased focus on fixed - income markets by market authorities has, however,
recently resulted in several other regulatory initiatives, which are making retail
bond investors more informed and ensuring the quality of their
trade executions.
If the issue hasn't
traded recently, try EMMA's price discovery tool, which allows you to see
trading activity for
bonds with similar characteristics.
The Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation (DIAL) exchange -
traded fund (ETF),
recently launched by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, will track the Beta Advantage Multi-Sector
Bond Index, which provides a rules - based approach to investing in six fixed - income sectors.
DeBiase was most
recently a trader in the Fixed Income division and was responsible for
trading, relative value assessment, and analysis of mortgage - backed securities and corporate
bonds.
«Most
recently,» it added, «Fundrise bought $ 5 million in tax - exempt
bonds to finance construction of the 80 - story 3 World
Trade Center being developed by Silverstein Properties in Lower Manhattan.