Retail Traders Rush Into Bond Markets in Hunt for Juicier Yields
- Interactive Brokers said retail bond trading tripled in 3Q
- I bonds investment cap sends everyday traders to company debt
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Retail investors are pouring into debt markets, hoping to snap up some of the highest bond yields in more than a decade.
As the Federal Reserve pushes interest rates higher, bonds are emerging as a meaningful alternative to equities for everyday traders with an appetite for risk. The number of trades tripled to as many as 3,000 per day on Interactive Brokers Group Inc.’s retail-focused bond platform in the third quarter, compared to the same period a year earlier.