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Fixed Income (Bond Market) Interview Preparation



Question: Why do you think this security markets are required globally?

Answer: These global security Markets play an essential role in
- Managing risk
- Streamlining global capital flows.
- Governments need them to support economic growth.
- Corporations rely on them to issue debt.
- Asset managers manage their positions with derivatives.


Question: What is TradeWeb Direct® tool/Platform used for?

Answer: It is used for trading in Fixed Income for individual investor. Usually, Financial Advisor use this system as well to access the fixed income market for their wealth management clients. As well trading desk can also use it.


Question: What is Tradeweb DealerWeb® platform used for?

Answer: This is an inter-dealer system. Leading investment banks use the Dealerweb® system to trade efficiently with one another to quickly transfer position and settlement risk. It is a Dealer to Dealer Solutions, which integrate both voice and electronic trading for the rates, credit and muni markets. This is mainly for the Traders. In this case Broker gain access to liquidity for various asset classes like
- TBA-MBS
- US Agencies
- US Treasuries
- Dollar Roll
- Swap Trades etc.


Question: What are the ways by which client can connect to DealerWeb®?

Answer: Depending on clients business model, they can choose to connect to the Dealerweb® marketplaces either using an API, or via the Dealerweb Viewer, a small, intelligent program that runs on an individual workstation or on a network file server at the client site. For more detail check their website.

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