U.S. FIXED INCOME TRADING SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Direct trading access to European bonds MTS will provide U.S. institutional investors with real-time pricing and the ability to trade electronically with all the major dealers on its BondVision platform. MTS Markets International Inc, a wholly-owned US subsidiary, has received approval for membership as a FINRAregulated broker-dealer. Later this year MTS Clients will be able to do price discovery and trade U.S. government and European, agency, mortgage, and corporate bonds from 30+ countries through a broker-dealer. After 25 years as one of the leading platforms for the trading of European government bonds, MTS BondVision is able to bring U.S. clients an unmatched level of price transparency, efficient execution, and integration with the leading order management systems all at a highly competitive price point. 02 Available in 30+ markets: 1- Austria, 2- Belgium, 3- Bulgaria, 4- Croatia, 5- Czech Republic, 6- Cyprus, 7- Denmark, 8- Finland, 9- France, 10- Germany, 11- Greece, 12- Hungary, 13- Ireland, 14- Israel, 15- Italy, 16- Latvia, 17- Lithuania, 18- Luxembourg, 19- Netherlands, 20- Norway, 21- Poland, 22- Portugal, 23- Romania, 24- Slovenia, 25- Spain, 26- Sweden, 27- Turkey, 28- Ukraine, 29- United Kingdom, 30- United States
Why choose MTS? MTS operates an established, successful electronic fixed income market, with over 500 unique counterparties and average daily volumes exceeding 100 billion dollars. We provide the full chain of pre-trade, trade execution and post-trade services across the institutional fixed income markets, as well as benchmark market data and a broad range of fixed income indices. Our platforms are used daily by a wide cross-section of the financial community. As a market leader, we provide: The security of trading with a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer The confidence of partnering with a member of the London Stock Exchange Group Access to European Government bonds, Covered Bonds, Corporates, Financials and Sovereign, Supranational and Agencies (SSAs) as well as U.S. Treasury trading from pre-u.s. through to normal U.S. hours 03 The liquidity of 30 major dealers, more than 20 of which have a global presence As a compelling alternative to existing platforms, we offer: Full range of trading protocols from Request for Competitive Quote (RFCQ), including a unique list trading functionality as well as Click to Trade on nominative inventory quotes Connectivity to all the major order management systems As European experts, we deliver: Regulated marketplace in Europe for both inter-dealer and dealer-toclient trading 25 years experience of operating a leading electronic fixed income platform The MTS BondVision platform is available for the first time to U.S. institutional clients at a highly competitive price point, enabling the buy-side to trade with the security of knowing that they can achieve best execution for their clients.
Complete solutions for U.S. market participants Established in 2001, MTS BondVision is the multi-dealer-to-client electronic bond trading market of choice, giving institutional investors direct access to the heart of the market s liquidity. BondVision delivers: Broad-based liquidity across a wide array of products allowing the trader to make confident and accurate decisions Optimised fixed income trading opportunities via RFCQ (Request for Competitive Quote) and Dealer Pages (Click to Trade) Extensive post-trade functionalities Easily integrated with Order Management Systems and Portfolio Management Systems Secure trading venue with total flexibility on the customisation of the front-end 04 See Investor workflow diagram on next page.
Investor workflow 05
Exceptional liquidity across a wide array of products 2 1 3 4 06 1 Bond Search and price discovery 2 MTS Order Book - Data from MTS interdealer markets firm prices with market depth and volumes 3 BV Best real-time best bid/offer data exclusively from BondVision 4 BV Dealer Pages privileged liquidity and transparent price discovery on individual banks bond quotes
Tradable securities BondVision supports trading in multiple currencies including EUR, USD and CEE local currencies. Multi-currency securities supported by BondVision include: Government Bonds Covered and SSAs Bonds Corporate Bonds Covered Bonds Financial All Euro-denominated government issues Central, Eastern Europe (EUR, USD) Czech Republic (CZK) Denmark (DKK) Cedulas Obligations Foncieres Pfandbriefe Other (e.g. Danish, Dutch,Finnish, Irish,Italian UK, US coveredbonds) Bank Financial Services Insurance Hungary (HUF) Norway (NOK) Poland (PLN) Sweden (SEK) UK Gilts (GBP) US Treasuries (USD) SSAs EFSF EIB KFW EU Quasi-government Non-financial Automotive Basic materials Consumer good services Industrial Telecom 07 Inflation linked bonds Transport Utilities
Request for Competitive Quote (RFCQ) Request up to six competitive quotes from one of the largest networks of liquidity providers available on an online trading platform Outrights, Switches, Butterflies and Multi-legs (Lists) Limit price functionality on Outright and Multi-leg requests with auto-match View Dealer Page prices directly from the RFCQ ticket together with BV Best information Accept Best functionality: ensuring the price traded is always the same or better than seen on screen Fully configurable and easy to use 08 Request for Competitive Quote (RFCQ)
Click to Trade on firm and indicative (nominative) inventory quotes Sell-side firms provide nominative quotes, indicative or executable, to buy-side as well as highlight their axes Buy-side firms can access and Hit or Lift executable quotes or choose to send a Request for Competitive Quote Customisations available via the Settings application - all user preferences are saved 09 Click to Trade on nominative inventory quotes
Additional functionalities include Alert Book Strategy tool allowing for orders to be uploaded into the system and with the ability to track market price movements Order Staging and trade capture Integration with order/portfolio management systems DDE Link View price information and launch trades from Excel via a secure link to the BondVision software Reporting BondVision offers an extensive range of standard and tailor-made post-trade reporting and MIS functionalities, ensuring participants meet and exceed best practice and comply with regulations. 10
Trading summary Full trade history (executed and non-executed trades) for all users All trade data, including every price update is stored (2 years online and 10 years stored offline) Prove best execution Mark to Market calculation giving you your position in the market Full trade analysis at user, security and other levels Exportable to Excel, OMS, and other Free access to multiple front/middle/back office users 11 Trading summary
BondVision reports BondVision offers participants access to a dedicated web-based reporting portal where reports can be launched, customised and saved or exported. Activity break down is displayed in both tabular and graphical form. BondVision also supports tailor made reports such as Proceeds Reports which display in various formats the break down of activity and the relative gain achieved by executing on the BondVision platform. 12
Connectivity BondVision offers integration both pre-trade and-post trade and can work with in house and ad-hoc solutions as well as with established third party vendors. The BondVision software allows Institutional Clients to connect to the MTS Central Trading Engine via internet or Leased Line (NSP) Connectivity. The BondVision software is a light application that can be quickly installed on multiple sites and users are provided with individual secure log-ins which allows total flexibility without compromising on security. 13
Technology MTS delivers continual technological innovation to support the diverse needs of fixed income market participants, along with proven system stability and local expert customer service. Flexibility One single platform combines different market models (B2B, B2C); products (cash, repo); and functionalities (Click to Trade, Request for Competitive Quote, etc) Scalability Modularity of components allows for both horizontal and vertical scalability Capacity Level of throughput that MTS Cash can sustain is continuously improving and is first in class in the fixed income arena Performance Average round-trip time of transactions is currently less than 1ms, with extremely low variance 14
Superior support Client and technical services The MTS team of experts is available during market hours to offer professional technical support to MTS users. The Client Services team is the first point of contact for all queries regarding BondVision and MTS Market Data. Post-trade and monitoring services The MTS team offers support to participants for any issue related to the post-trade process. It is the point of contact with central securities depositories, clearing houses and settlement agents for all MTS markets and products. 15 Contact us Find out how MTS can enhance your fixed income trading business by requesting a free trial or speaking to our expert team: Tel: +1 212 314 1160 / 1186 Email: mtsus@mtsmarkets.com Web: www.mtsmarkets.com
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