Technology
Creditex offshoot launches credit derivatives portfolio trading system
Q-Wixx aims to cut the time it takes to trade large portfolios of credit derivatives; Cairn Capital and four dealers test drive system due for launch in January
CPDOs: A volatility game
A triple-A rated structure that pays Libor plus 200bp. Who wouldn't be interested in such a product? Perhaps the sceptics warning against the 15 times leverage and the instrument's high exposure to volatility. Laurence Neville reports
Is US BCP courting disaster?
The US authorities have fallen silent over business continuity management (BCM) of late, raising fears that the issue will slip down the American business agenda in 2007. Peter Madigan investigates
Taiwan earthquake hits e-trading in Asia
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Regaining control
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A view on 2007
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Exchanging places
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An environmental concern
Structured product providers are rushing to create environment-themed investments, with notes linked to biofuels, clean energy and the water industry emerging over the past few months. John Ferry reports
First trade for Creditex's online bulk CDS platform
Q-Wixx, the US credit derivatives technology company, has conducted its first electronic trade of a bundle of credit default swap (CDS) contacts.
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