MTS Group, BondsPro, B2Scan, Bonds.com

MTS B2SCAN is a web-based pre-trade information tool that matches buyers and sellers of credit instruments. By aggregating bank inventory, runs and axes, it enables asset managers to search for the bonds they wish to trade, identify an appropriate counterparty in an efficient and effective manner and execute the trade on MTS BondVision.

MTS B2SCAN provides a powerful search engine that allows buy-side traders to search for axed bonds while at the same time keeping control of the information they share. Clients can search MTS B2SCAN’s database to identify a bank that is willing to buy or sell a particular bond or list of bonds. With over 3,000 bonds axed on average every day, MTS B2SCAN significantly increases the probability of a successful trade and improves the efficiency of the execution workflow process.

Buy-side benefits from:

• Access to 15 dealers providing axes, with more in the pipeline
• Comprehensive database of 9,000 liquid bonds
• Powerful search engine
• Overview of market liquidity
• Pre-trade inventory discovery
• Axes history
• Choice of access options 

Banks benefit from:

• Full control of who receives your information
• Tier 1 buy-side focus on your inventory, runs and axes
• Efficient and light touch distribution system
• Ability to compare metrics with competitors (e.g. number of axes sent, average axe size by sector, average turnover by sector) 
• No connectivity costs