About MTS Reference Data

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:06 GMT

MTS Reference Data is the result of a close relationship between Exchange Data International (EDI) and EuroMTS, the leading electronic trading platform in Europe for the trading of government fixed income securities.

EuroMTS, part of the MTS Group, supplies the data which is directly sourced from the MTS Markets and provides the industry with a unique source of government bonds reference data via a web interface developed by EDI, a well-established provider of corporate actions and reference data.

The MTS Reference Data offering provides financial institutions with straightforward yet flexible access to detailed information on all instruments listed on the MTS Markets.

About the MTS Group

The group of MTS companies, part of the London Stock Exchange Group, collectively comprises Europe’s premier electronic market in fixed income securities with daily volumes exceeding €85 billion (single counted). The MTS model utilizes a common trading platform, although regulatory responsibility remains under the jurisdiction of the relevant domestic competent authorities.

The group of companies include the following wholesale markets:

  • EuroMTS
  • EuroCredit MTS
  • NewEuroMTS
  • MTS Finland
  • MTS Amsterdam
  • MTS Quasi-Government Market
  • MTS France
  • MTS Belgium
  • Eurobenchmark Treasury Bills Market
  • MTS Israel
  • MTS Denmark
  • EuroMTS Linkers Market
  • MTS Italy
  • MTS Deutschland
  • MTS Cedulas Market
  • MTS Poland
  • MTS Ireland
  • MTS Austrian Market
  • EuroGlobalMTS
  • MTS España
  • MTS Portugal
  • MTS Slovenia
  • MTS Greek Market
 

The group also includes BondVision, the Internet-based multi-dealer-to-client platform and MTSNext, the company that manages the EuroMTS Indices, the first range of independent, transparent, real-time and tradable eurozone fixed income indices. Tradable products on the MTS markets comprise Austrian, Belgian, Brazilian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Lithuanian, Mexican, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, South African, Spanish, Turkish and Venezuelan government bonds; quasi government bonds such as EIB, KfW, Freddie Mac and CADES; Pfandbriefe, Obligations Foncières, Cédulas, Irish ACS; Dutch, Italian, UK and US covered bonds and EONIA swaps.

More information is available on www.mtsgroup.org

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