Articles by Ben St. Clair
Sonia proves its mettle through Covid-19 crisis
New risk-free rate gaining ground at Libor’s expense
Electronic bond trading stalled in volatile markets
Bid/offer spreads on bond platforms spiked in March and the buy side struggled to trade
Short-dated sterling swap volumes surge
On April 22, traded volumes were four times the two-year average
Buy side eyes outsourced trading amid Covid disruption
Pressure on trading continuity drives in-house desks to look outwards
Brevan’s Burgess jumps to outsourcing spin-off Coremont
Aneta Bresliska will replace Jasmine Burgess as Brevan Howard’s head of risk in the US
Fed action fails to dampen spreads for riskier credits
Borrowing costs for some issuers are still two to three times the historical average
Dollar funding squeeze eases after March madness
Fed action helps restore equilibrium, leaving fears of quarter-end crunch unfounded
Equivalence failure threatens European share trading
UK and EU investors may be forced to trade dozens of shares on less liquid exchanges, analysis shows
OIS volumes collapse after rates plummet
USD OIS weekly traded notional falls to $502 billion from recent $3.3 trillion peak
CDX volumes roar upward on coronavirus panic
Notional traded volumes hit multi-year highs in each of the last three weeks
Sonia swaps surge not mirrored by futures
Popularity of short sterling futures takes shine off Sonia’s RFR succession
OIS trading in sterling, euro and Aussie dollar soar
Euro overnight index swaps notional volumes hit €192 billion on March 1
Fed funds swaptions offer SOFR alternative
Investors dry-run systems using familiar overnight rate, as markets wait for SOFR liquidity to build
FX options volumes surged last week amid market panic
USD/JPY options traded volumes highest since at least the start of 2018
Dollar OIS volumes hit $3.3trn high
Short-dated swaps dominated trading in last week of February
FX options see record volumes as yen goes off-script
Coronavirus outbreak and recession fears trigger frenzied trading in USD/JPY options
First SOFR versus CORRA cross-currency swap hits market
JP Morgan and National Bank of Canada extend SOFR cross-currency trading into Canadian market
Morgan Stanley FX loss leaves ill-feeling, questions in wake
Options traders saw odd quotes by US bank months before losses were publicised
People moves: De Roeck quits Standard, BofA adds risk exec, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Non-EU hedge funds stage surprise escape from SFTR
European Commission clarifies scope of reporting obligation that confused many in the industry
Aberdeen head of structured solutions departs
De Roeck considering Libor discontinuation consultancy launch
Giant £174bn Sonia swaps trading day may be biggest ever
Mammoth swaps focus on upcoming announcements from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee
Trading venues decry disruptors as MTF battle heats up
Unregulated tech vendors accused of operating as de facto venues; a claim dismissed as “entirely outrageous”
Mifid’s free data mirage vexes markets
Users struggle to access post-trade data despite European regulator’s push for transparency