TS Imagine has connected to Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Bonds, enabling clients using TS ONE and TradeSmart OEMS to access ICE Bonds’ fixed income execution protocols and liquidity.
Peter Borstelmann, president of ICE Bonds, said: “TS Imagine’s cross-asset platform has become a leading tool for investors around the world and we’re pleased to be delivering ICE Bonds’ streaming municipal and corporate bond data and liquidity to their customers.
“With seamless access over TS Imagine’s OEMS, this integration builds on our effort to expand the distribution of our markets to a broader network of investors across institutional, retail and wealth manager customer bases.”
Specifically, the connection allows access to ICE Bonds’ trading protocols for both municipals and corporates across ICE TMC and ICE BondPoint.
ICE TMC provides users with access to an all-to-all market for trading: municipal; corporate; agency and government bonds; certificates of deposit, ICE BondPoint.
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Through the connection, TS Imagine customers can access diverse pools of fixed income liquidity via ICE Bonds’ suite of trading protocols – these include click-to-trade and request for quote (RFQ).
“Delivering an integrated platform that brings together the most important pools of liquidity from across markets is paramount for our customers, which is why we’re excited to add ICE Bonds’ leading municipal and corporate bond markets,” said Spencer Lee, chief markets officer and head of fixed income at TS Imagine.