Richard Mcvey on bond market liquidity
From MarketAxess CEO on initiative to help diverse broker dealers · · CNBC Television
“This would essentially create more liquidity for the bond market itself — this is another important step forward, to introduce new liquidity into the order flow that we see from global institutional investment managers.”
On , Richard Mcvey, Founder & Executive Chairman at MarketAxess, spoke about bond market liquidity during MarketAxess CEO on initiative to help diverse broker dealers on CNBC Television.
About Richard Mcvey
In December 2021, McVey announced a MarketAxess initiative to help minority, women, and veteran-owned broker dealers gain access to large asset managers. He stated that the company's "open trading" model "eliminates trading barriers and allows anyone to trade with anyone else," and that the initiative would create new opportunities for diverse dealers while adding liquidity to the trading system. McVey said the company had received a positive response from firms including BlackRock, AllianceBernstein, and others, and described the effort as part of institutional investors' ESG priorities. Throughout 2020 and 2021, McVey reported record trading volumes on MarketAxess, attributing growth to increased adoption of electronic trading during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that once traders experience electronic trading, they "really don't go back," and noted that the company saw a record number of client firms and individual traders in March 2020. McVey has described MarketAxess's focus as primarily on credit markets, including high-grade corporate bonds, high-yield, and emerging market debt, which he characterized as historically less liquid. He has also expressed support for price transparency in bond markets, stating it "creates a fair market for everyone" and reduces transaction costs.