Investors get real-time view of UK bond market activity for the first time

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greengreengrass•17 minutes ago

Disappointing that it seems difficult to actually sign up for – "real-time view" hidden behind layers of legalese and licensing, although it's pleasing to see the fees are effectively nothing for individuals or small firms. They're not exactly in the SaaS-era of live demos or trivial sign-ups for immediate access, are they?

Why do we insist on actually useful interfaces into the economy and banking system being hidden behind such bureaucratic complexity? It's like the Open Banking gift that keeps on giving – if it were truly "Open", I'd have an API I could actually use to talk to all of my banks, rather than what feels like a closed shop (certainly for the average retail individual who just wants a feed from their bank).

cjs_ac•7 minutes ago

There’s also a lot of bureaucracy involved in participating in the gilt market directly, rather than using an intermediary.

https://www.dmo.gov.uk/investor-information/retail-investors...

I don’t think the Treasury really wants to deal with amateurs.

pjc50•1 minute ago

No, but you can hold them through the standard range of intermediaries and still get the tax advantage.

NS&I offer a range of retail products - https://www.nsandi.com/guaranteed-returns is a good option but does NOT come with the tax exemption.

stephenheron•about 2 hours ago

https://ets-connect.co.uk/ < Slightly more information here.

gib444•about 1 hour ago

Will this help us see how badly Burnham bungs bonds in real time? I jest I jest

monkeydust•44 minutes ago

yea for sure :)

Signup link here

-> https://ets-connect.co.uk/users/prod-onboarding/

Commercials here:

-> https://ets-connect.co.uk/annual-fees-2026-2027/

Investors get real-time view of UK bond market activity for the first time

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