JPMorgan to Use Computerized Trader’s Technology for Bonds

  • Three-year deal is for the dealer-to-dealer Treasury market
  • Virtu is one of the world’s biggest electronic trading firms
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. will use a computerized trading firm’s technology to access and trade in the U.S. Treasury market, marking a further step in the transformation of markets by electronic specialists.

The New York bank is partnering with Virtu Financial Inc., one of the biggest electronic trading companies, according to a statement on Wednesday. The agreement, which lasts at least three years, allows JPMorgan to use Virtu’s technology in the dealer-to-dealer market.