NYSE Euronext has launched a new product which aims to increase volumes on its corporate bond trading platform as companies vie to gain share in electronic fixed income trading.

Yesterday NYSE Bonds, the exchange's US fixed income trading platform, announced the launch of NYSE Bondwatch, a web-based product that gives investors free access to pre-trade pricing data on corporate bonds, similar to prices available in its equity markets. Prior to NYSE Bondwatch, the exchange's bond prices were only available to investors who paid for a proprietary data feed.