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CCB joins EBS currency trading platform
China Construction Bank (CCB) has signed up as a customer of the currency trading platform EBS.
Quantifi integrates Markit's CDS pricing into models
New Jersey-based credit risk analytics specialist Quantifi has integrated Markit’s mark-to-market credit default swap (CDS) pricing into its credit models.
TriOptima tears up $720 billion of Delphi-related CDS
Stockholm-based TriOptima has executed a further credit default swap (CDS) termination cycle, tearing up more than $720 billion contracts involving the troubled Michigan-based auto-parts maker, Delphi.
JP Morgan goes live on T-Zero
JP Morgan went live on T-Zero’s post-trade processing platform for credit derivatives on Monday. It is the first dealer to join the platform since Goldman Sachs initially used the technology after its trade with KBC Alternative Investment Management on…
Trouble in paradise
Healthy balance sheets, swollen liquidity reserves and positive cashflows should be the words every bondholder wants to hear, but they could spell bad news for credit investors in the US as companies prepare to reward equityholders
Under Scrutiny - Regulators focus on credit
Well-publicised risk issues and a recent growth spurt have brought credit markets firmly under the scrutiny of global regulators. Nikki Marmery investigates whether the attention will prove to be a boon for attracting more investment - or a barrier to…
Iris hires ex-SunGard consultant to spearhead sales
Swiss risk management company Iris has appointed Roberto Olivieri as vice-president in its sales and marketing unit.
Barclays adds cross-currency swaps to Barx
Barclays Capital has added cross-currency basis swaps to its Barx service provided via the Bloomberg electronic trading platform.
Bloomberg builds FX options presence
Bloomberg is continuing to build up its portfolio of foreign exchange tools with the planned introduction of forex options trading.
US physical clearing firm gets credit support from CSFB
Investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston is to provide credit support for North American Energy Credit and Clearing’s (NECC’s) services in physical energy markets.
TriOptima executes more CDS tear-ups
TriOptima, the Stockholm-based company specialising in multilateral swaps terminations, conducted a further round of the US Dow Jones CDX credit default swap (CDS) index tear-ups yesterday, tearing up $650 billion in notional with a mark-to-market value…
BarCap adds precious metals dynamic order book to trading platform
Users of Barclays Capital’s cash and derivatives electronic trading platform, BARX for Commodities, now have access to a dynamic order book function for precious metals. Launched today, the new feature allows clients to submit orders which are then…
Algorithmics wins European credit registry contract
Algorithmics, the Toronto-based risk management software company, is to help run a planned Europe-wide credit data service.
T-Zero expects more trades this month following Friday debut
UK-based credit derivatives platform T-Zero expects to see more trades in the next couple of weeks following its inaugural trade on Friday, says Mark Beeston, the platform's president.
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