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Creditex and Markit credit fixings used for Delta and Northwest
Creditex and Markit have, in partnership with major credit derivative dealers, conducted credit event fixing to generate cash settlement prices for Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines, whose bonds defaulted on September 14.
MarketAxess launches CDS index trading platform
MarketAxess has launched a multi-dealer credit default swap (CDS) index trading service in London and New York. The New York-based company is targeting end-users to use the service.
Markit adds base metals to valuations tool
London-based Markit has added valuations for base metals derivatives traded in London to its Totem service. Until now, its commodity valuation service covered a range of energy contracts and precious metals.
Playing catch-up
The back office has found it difficult to keep up with front-office trading, prompting a warning by the FSA over the level of unsigned confirmations in the credit derivatives market earlier this year. Banks are now looking to improve the automation of…
Markit and MarketAxess team up
MarketAxess, a New York-based multi-dealer trading platform, has subscribed to Markit’s Reference Entity Database (Red) service for its credit derivatives index trading system, which it is expected to launch in September.
Markit to use ICB classification
Markit Group is to adopt the Dow Jones/FTSE Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) system for all its products, the group announced today.
Markit hires credit derivative valuations specialist
Markit has hired Vaughan Harding as a director in its valuations group in London.
Creditex, Markit and major dealers launch European credit fixings
Creditex, Markit and seven credit derivatives dealers today launched 'tradeable credit fixings' in what the backers hailed as a "milestone" in the development of the credit derivatives market.
Dow Jones Indexes joins forces with Markit and CDS IndexCo
Dow Jones Indexes, Markit and CDS IndexCo, a consortium of 16 investment banks, have signed agreements to govern the licensing, marketing and calculation of the Dow Jones CDX indexes.
TriOptima to use Markit's Red database
TriOptima, a Swedish technology firm specialising in tear-ups of unwanted over-the-counter swaps from counterparties’ portfolios, has teamed up with Markit to use its reference entity database (Red).
Wachovia seeks to improve risk data
Wachovia is implementing the AC Plus data management system from Dutch vendor Asset Control within its corporate investment bank to improve risk management.
Markit signs up 50th Red customer
Markit has signed its fiftieth customer to its reference entity database (Red) for credit instruments. The move means the St Albans-based company has signed up 35 additional clients to Red from its base of 15 institutions in January 2004.
Totem adds to its interest rate valuations service
Totem Market Valuations, a provider of over-the-counter derivatives price information, is to expand its interest rate derivatives pricing service to include Swiss francs, Hong Kong dollars and Korean won. The products covered will be interest rate…
Mark-it and eClerx provide joint risk benchmarking services
Mark-it Partners, the daily pricing service for credit derivatives, has teamed up with Mumbai-based eClerx, a provider of data and risk analysis services, to provide joint clients with risk benchmarking capabilities using Mark-it credit and reference…
Calypso adds Mark-it’s Red
Technology company Calypso has integrated Mark-it Partners’ reference entity database (Red) into its trading systems.
Mark-It acquires Totem
Mark-It Partners, the UK-based credit pricing information company, has agreed to purchase its London-based rival Totem Market Valuations, a provider of over-the-counter derivatives market price information.
Creditex adds Mark-it’s ‘Red’
Credit derivatives broker Creditex is to incorporate pricing data provider Mark-it Partner’s reference entity database (Red) into its trading and information platform.
Mark-it set to offer new services as seven banks buy equity stakes
UK credit data provider Mark-it Partners plans to offer a convertible bond pricing service by the end of March, to complement its credit default swap, cash bond and syndicated loan pricing services. The move comes as seven of the company’s main backers…
Bear Stearns joins rush to sign with Mark-it
US investment bank Bear Stearns has signed an agreement to use data supplied by UK credit data provider Mark-It Partners. It is the latest in a stream of major financial institutions to sign up for the service.
Mark-it snares first French contributor
Mark-it Partners, a UK company providing daily pricing information on credit derivatives and cash credit instruments, has signed up French bank Credit Agricole Indosuez (CAI), its first French client.
Mark-it signs up 16 credit derivatives houses
UK credit data company Mark-it Partners said today that it has signed up 16 of the largest credit derivatives houses to use its credit reference entity database, Red.
Barclays links up with Mark-it
Barclays Capital has signed up to provide global historical and current credit derivatives data to Mark-it Partners, a UK credit data company. In return, the bank will have access to Mark-it’s credit price services, including daily mark-to-market data…
Mark-it set to sign 12 dealers to Red in next fortnight
UK credit data company Mark-it Partners expects to sign up between 12 and 20 major credit derivatives dealers to use its credit reference entity database, Red, within the next two weeks.
Mark-It poaches Lombard's Davenport for Project Red
UK credit pricing provider Mark-It Partners has poached Penny Davenport from rival London-based valuations service provider Lombard Risk Systems. Davenport will be responsible for integration and management of the company's Project Red credit derivatives…