Exchanges
CDSs as building blocks
CDS guide: new structures
Laying down the ground rules
CDS guide: documentation
A world of trouble
Six Continents
Bayer: a bitter pill to swallow
Credit of the month
Extending credit
Exchange-traded funds
A changing landscape
Asset-backed securities
Just starting out
Credit derivatives
High hopes, few trades
Single-stock futures
Taking it slow
Basel Accord
Building a track record
CDO managers
WBOT blows off course
New angles
Merrill backs fund of funds
New angles
Eurex achieves another record-breaking month
Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, has reported record-breaking volumes for March 2003. More than 106 million contracts were traded last month, an increase of almost 20 million over the previous monthly high, set in October 2002. Year-on-year…
RiskNews review
RiskNews review
Algorithmic trading’s next frontier
Equity options
Job moves
People
Derivatives disclosure calls mount
Cover story
Turning up the heat
Japanese banks
Korea opens retail market
New angles
State Street expands foreign exchange options capability
Boston-headquartered State Street plans to expand its foreign exchange options business to better serve the needs of its clients, naming Hank Lynch as head of global foreign exchange options – a newly created position.
Pension fund risk systems advance
Vendors seeking to cater to pension fund clients are rolling out a new breed of asset/liability risk analysis tools to complement risk reporting and benchmarking systems, all tailored to the unique needs of these institutions.
Nybot launches market data service
The New York Board of Trade (Nybot) last week launched Nybotlive, which delivers real-time global futures and options data over the internet.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange to launch Russell 1000 futures
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) plans to launch its new Russell 1000 futures contracts on April 28. The new stock index futures will trade on the CME's Globex electronic platform virtually 24 hours a day.