• Government Bonds

Government Bonds

In the government bond markets, whereas long-term negotiable debt securities are issued by governments in order to raise debt capital, the BIS reports that the amount of debt outstanding globally equates USD44 trillion. ICAP's group companies facilitate broking services for the central government and most local currency debt. Through its various subsidiaries ICAP has most notably been recognised for its presence in US Treasury and UK Gilts.

In leveraging ICAP's electronic presence, ICAP's electronic trading footprint is much more extensive than any other interdealer broker. Through its BrokerTec and ETC platforms, the government bond markets that ICAP covers currently includes active and off-the-run US Treasuries, Bills, Notes, Bonds, STRIPS, TIPS and Basis trading, as well as European, UK, Australian, Japanese, South African government and emerging market bonds.

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