Flawed FCA study rejects bond liquidity claims

Owen Sanderson

March 17, 2016 06:45 pm

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a study of UK bond market liquidity arguing that regulation has not damaged bond market liquidity — a view starkly at odds with that of many market participants. The study, however, has serious limitations as a study of trading practice.

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