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US derivatives volumes rocket on market fears
Several US derivatives exchanges broke their daily traded volume records by more than 20% during February 28.
Sizing up skew
Structured products providers' methods for hedging skew are fairly homogeneous. Some banks, however, are searching for ways to refine their approach to hedging by transforming skew risk into an investment palatable to sophisticated investors. By Rachel…
MiFid will eliminate sales of 'complex' products to retail, says CNMV
Implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFid) will eliminate sales of 'complex' structured products to retail investors without advice in Spain. That's according to Maria Jose Gomez Yubero, head of supervision at Spanish…
Meteor lands in UK market
A new company, Meteor Asset Management, has been set up to distribute structured products in the UK. The company is headed by Graham Devile and Phil Saunders both who previously worked at UK structured products provider, Nvesta. Meteor is targeting the…
FIA opposes CME-CBOT merger
The Washington-based Futures Industry Association (FIA) has opposed the proposed merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on the grounds that it would reduce competition among US exchanges.
DME announces launch date
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the Middle East’s first energy futures exchange, will officially launch on May 1.
Commerzbank launches its first retail structured product in Italy
Commerzbank Corporates & Markets (CBCM) has launched its first structured product aimed at retail investors in Italy. The new five-year certificate, Twin Win, allows investors to gain from an increase in the S&P/MIB index, and, in some circumstances,…
Anderson A Delicate Balance - buy-side risk management systems feature
Risk management on the buy side has, over the course of the last few years, become a specialist business process in its own right. But there are still a myriad approaches to essentially the same challenge: ensuring that you do not expose your…
Event horizon
Rick Cech takes a second look at what makes up operational risk event types, and asks if there is a more advanced way to define them
DME announces launch date
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the Middle East’s first energy futures exchange, has announced that it will officially launch on 1 May.