BondLend see record trading for the summer
06 September 2013 New York
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BondLend, the fixed income securities finance trading platform, experienced record trading by volume and value across June, July and August 2013.
A total of 172,100 fixed income trades were made via BondLend across the three months, at a value of $316 billion.
That compares to 134,328 fixed income trades at a value of $188 billion in June, July and August 2012.
In the rolling 12 months to August 2013, a total of 601,778 trades at a value of $1 trillion had been made via BondLend, another record for the platform.
Brian Lamb, CEO of EquiLend, said: 鈥淏ondLend continues to hit historic milestones as the client base continues to grow, particularly in Europe and the United States. I am very pleased with the progress our sales team continues to make and am particularly excited about the future prospects for BondLend鈥檚 growth into the US Treasury and sovereign space.鈥�
BondLend launched in 2010 and aims to provide clients with a single point of access to the global securities financing community for the fixed income and repo markets.
A total of 172,100 fixed income trades were made via BondLend across the three months, at a value of $316 billion.
That compares to 134,328 fixed income trades at a value of $188 billion in June, July and August 2012.
In the rolling 12 months to August 2013, a total of 601,778 trades at a value of $1 trillion had been made via BondLend, another record for the platform.
Brian Lamb, CEO of EquiLend, said: 鈥淏ondLend continues to hit historic milestones as the client base continues to grow, particularly in Europe and the United States. I am very pleased with the progress our sales team continues to make and am particularly excited about the future prospects for BondLend鈥檚 growth into the US Treasury and sovereign space.鈥�
BondLend launched in 2010 and aims to provide clients with a single point of access to the global securities financing community for the fixed income and repo markets.
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