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Antiquated Market Structure
Centralized exchanges have historically not existed in the fixed income markets, leading to market structure problems. Due to their diverse and dynamic nature, fixed Income markets have traditionally been relationship based, quote driven OTC markets. Fair values for bonds can be calculated, but marketable prices were known to investors only after revealing their intention to a dealer over the phone. This inefficient system resulted in poor market quality as liquidity was fragmented and market data was