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title: "Trading: Loans and ABS: The fixed income markets time forgot"
description: The DESK explores why trading in the less liquid parts of the fixed income market has remained relatively untouched by electronification.
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## Trading: Loans and ABS: The fixed income markets time forgot

 Oct 11, 2023

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The DESK explores why trading in the less liquid parts of the fixed income market has remained relatively untouched by electronification.

**By fidesk - October 11, 2023**

Loans and securitised products backed by loans can deliver attractive returns for investors, and institutional investors can either buy corporate loans and collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) directly, or access retail debt such as credit card debt and car loans, after they have been securitised into asset backed securities (ABS).

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