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Who is Selig? CFTC pick is smart and social, but some say too green
Colleagues praise crypto smarts and collegial style, but views on prediction markets and funding trouble Senate
All that glisters: precious metal volumes surge on FX venues
Gold and silver liquidity on foreign exchange trading platforms improves as more dealers link precious metals with e-FX
Quantcast Master’s Series: Kihun Nam, Monash University
Melbourne-based programme winks at pension fund sector
Risk data
US G-Sibs diverge on cashflow volatility
Maturity mismatch add-on hits peak at two banks and trough at two others
Squashing CVA still dominates XVA desks’ priorities
Dealers favour options-based strategies to manage charges; some explore contingent CDSs amid rising exposures
Risk Awards 2026: The winners
Citi claims top derivatives prize, lifetime award for Dennis McLaughlin, JP Morgan wins equities
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Interest rates
CME futures outage caused FX spot pricing problems
At least one non-bank was forced to pull prices, and NDFs also affected
Bessent’s Treasury buy-back ‘success’ draws expansion warnings
BMO Treasury trading head warns of “overarching presence” as Treasury scales up programme
Treasury market urged to beef up operational resilience plans
NY Fed panel warns about impact of AI and reliance on critical third parties
Bond investors diverge on AI’s rates impact
While many agree the technology will drive growth, questions remain over the timing and inflationary impact
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US G-Sibs diverge on cashflow volatility
Maturity mismatch add-on hits peak at two banks and trough at two others
Risk Benchmarking
Squashing CVA still dominates XVA desks’ priorities
Dealers favour options-based strategies to manage charges; some explore contingent CDSs amid rising exposures
Bank regulation
How Basel III endgame will reshape banks’ business mix
B3E will affect portfolio focus and client strategy, says capital risk strategist
Basel Committee members ‘buying time’ before fixing FRTB mess
Despite inconsistencies today, regulators maintain they want to align global regime eventually
Derivatives industry blasts EU reporting framework
Complaints about duplicate and ambiguous trade reporting requirements aired at Esma’s Data Day
US banks hoping for end of DFAST global market shock
As Fed consults on stress-test reform, lobby group argues regulator is double-counting market risk
Want to be a quant? Here’s how (and how not) to get hired
Stay curious, be a team player, speak well – and don’t be big-headed
Clearing
How window-dressing distorts US repo markets
Banks crush their repo balances periodically to massage systemic indicators, with far-reaching consequences for borrowing rates
MAS official flags risks in Asia’s path to T+1 settlement
Regulator says region faces “unique challenges” in establishing a shorter settlement cycle
Chicago data centre outage forced clearers to turn away clients
Friday’s cooling system failure highlights cracks in tech and concentration risk of big CCPs
LCH goes live with agency model for client clearing
English law version of FCM-style European trust model approved, as Eurex lags behind
Inside Safran’s $54bn FX options book
French aircraft parts supplier emerges as key exotics player
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