WATS® Credit

Consistently ranked among the top liquidity providers, we deliver the resources and guidance to help you make informed trading decisions. When you work with us, you can benefit from top credit execution strategies and deep liquidity access across a variety of electronic trading platforms.

Our trading desk is among the most active on the street and is structured into sector-specific teams, providing exceptional insight into evolving market conditions and efficient execution for your investment needs.

Trading access

  • High grade corporate bonds
  • High yield corporate bonds
  • Preferred stock
  • Money markets (CDs and commercial paper)

As a major liquidity provider in the credit markets, WATS Credit has a leading presence on a variety of ECNs, which allows you to choose when and how you’d like to trade with us. We offer connectivity to leading institutional- and retail-focused third-party trading platforms, including:

Where to find us: Institutional connectivity

Bloomberg

With an increasing presence on Bloomberg, our product offerings can be accessed via:

  • ALLQ – two-way markets in more than 2,000 bonds 
  • BOLT – bids and offers in an RFQ format 
  • BOOM – two way CD and Commercial Paper executions with more than 800 clients and approximately $1.0T in volume annually

For information on all WATS offerings, visit our execution page: WATS< GO >

MarketAxess

Wells Fargo has a dominant market position on MarketAxess, the largest ECN for institutional credit trading, through its RFQ model.

Tradeweb

As a growing dealer on Tradeweb, customers benefit from our transparent pricing for:

  • Two-way CD and commercial paper executions with more than 300 clients
  • Top liquidity provider on Tradeweb's new High Grade Credit platform

Where to find us: Retail connectivity

A top dealer in U.S. corporate bonds, our liquidity can be found on:

  • Tradeweb Direct 
  • ICE Bonds
  • ICE TMC