Back US Fixed Income Quorum

Join us at the next US Fixed Income Trading Quorum:

Date:  27 October 2026

Time: 12.00 – 14.00 EST

Location: TBC

Agenda:

  • The implications of the ICE acquisition of MarketAxess on Market Structure
      • What impact will this acquisition have on connectivity and competition?
      • Will this acquisition affect anti-competition dynamics and overall market engagement?
      • The possibility of ICE building a dominant network that includes clearing corporate credit, potentially challenging the dominance of DTCC
      • The impact on fee compression
  • Practical applications of AI in trading workflows
      • Members to share real-world "desk experience” on the role of AI in day-to-day trading operations, focusing on practical use cases over high-level trends.
      • How market data contracts will evolve as firms move toward consuming data through anonymous agents rather than human users
      • How AI can be used to process data like TRACE or IOI more efficiently
      • The need for better API/MCP access