Executive Summary

The story of electronic trading growth in the corporate bond market continues.  Over 80% of U.S.-based credit investors now transact investment-grade corporate bond trades electronically, a number that is up nearly 10% since last year and has more than doubled in the past 10 years.  The findings are based on interviews with over 1,000 U.S.-based fixed-income investors, and are part of our 2016 North American Fixed-Income Investors Study.