Bloomberg has been granted regulatory authorisation to launch a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in Europe for the trading of OTC derivatives products.
Market participants will be able to execute interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS) on Bloomberg Trading Facility, using both request for quote and order book functionalities.
Bloomberg operates a similar platform in the US through its swap execution facility, which also enables the execution of IRS and CDS products, as mandated by rules under the Dodd-Frank act.