Electronic platforms: Riding out the storm

Although the recent paralysis in liquidity has hit trading volumes on multi-dealer electronic trading platforms, the general migration to e-trading that has taken place over the past few years is expected to continue once the worst of the crisis is over. Laurence Neville reports

Electronic trading of credit has suffered in the past year as the liquidity in the broader market has dried up. There is evidence that fewer banks are willing to make a market on many electronic platforms. And where prices are available, buy-side investors appear to be increasingly using electronic platforms as a means of price discovery; for trades they are seeking the certainty of voice broking.

"The credit crisis has had a huge impact on all the electronic platforms," says Andy Nybo, senior

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