The rapid growth of the Chinese bond market is driving demand for ever higher standards of transparency and independence. With a value outstanding of CNY 22.6 tn (USD 3.77 tn) [1], it is now one of the largest bond markets in the world. Further growth is expected and, as the market evolves, access will be enabled by niche, sophisticated data, giving the transparency needed to trade confidently.
[1] Bank of International Settlements
Market expansion is being supported by China’s major urbanisation programme and by a policy to diversify credit away from equity and bank debt.
Many of the securities involved are backed by the Chinese Government.
The Chinese Bond Service comprises pricing data across the liquid interbank bond market. Instruments covered include:
Government Treasury Bonds
China Sovereign Bonds (Policy Banks)
PBOC (People’s bank of China) Bills
Super and Short Commercial Paper
Medium-term Notes (Non-financial Corporates)
Enterprise Bonds. (Non-financial Corporates)
Corporate Bonds. (Non-financial Corporates)
Financial Bonds
Subordinate Bonds
Municipal Bonds
Tullett Prebon Information sources its data from Tullett Prebon Sitico, a joint venture established between Tullett Prebon and Shanghai International Trust Co. Ltd, a member of state-owned enterprise Shanghai International Group.
Real-time price updates directly from the leading fixed income interdealer broker in China. This data service provides transparency on all orders raised through Tullett Prebon Sitico’s 30+ strong fixed income broking desk, and covers the full range of securities available in the China interbank bond market.
Guaranteed daily yield levels for the China interbank bond market. Tullett Prebon Information currently prices around 3000 individual securities. This coverage is growing, and each security added is priced daily. This service is informed by daily market activity and provides a fully transparent view on the Chinese interbank bond market.