Exchanges

Boston Options Exchange links up with RadianzNet

The Boston Options Exchange (Box), an electronic equity derivatives market, will use US electronic network services supplier Radianz to connect the exchange’s trading system to RadianzNet, an internet protocol-based global financial extranet.

Eurex and BOTCC in global clearing accord

Eurex, the Swiss-German derivatives exchange, has signed up the US Board of Trade Clearing Corporation (BOTCC) to clear the contracts that will be traded on the futures exchange that Eurex plans to launch early next year. BOTCC customers will have direct…

Cargill Investor Services expands into Italy

Cargill Investor Services, the futures and options broking unit of commodities trading company Cargill, has joined the Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM) - part of the Borsa Italiana - as a general clearing member.

Sponsor's article > Is 8% for all seasons?

Considering the potential pro-cyclical impact of Basel II and the limited effectiveness of countervailing influences, David Rowe concludes that making the 8% ratio of capital-to-risk-adjusted-assets a discretionary policy variable should be part of the…

The consulting conundrum

Gone are the Y2K days, when consultancies could exploit their strong positions and bill their clients big money for questionable services. The roles have been reversed for financial services firms, and consultancies are having to back up their ‘smoke and…

Exceptional Rates of Failure

With industry exception rates so high that the word exception is hardly appropriate, some firms are taking drastic steps. Among them: demanding that partners meet minimum standards to continue getting business.

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