Bilateral trade
UK banks added OTC notionals in 2018 as EU peers cut back
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Standard Chartered increased notionals by almost €15 trillion
Derivatives up $4.9trn at HSBC in H1
Swollen portfolio could push bank into higher G-Sib surcharge bucket
IM big bang split confirmed with new $50bn threshold
Addition of sixth compliance phase looks set to slash September 2020 in-scope entities by more than half
Banks and prop shops expect more trading tie-ups
Risk Live: White-labelling a new battleground, with Barclays, BNP, Citadel and Jump touting price streams
Eurozone G-Sibs’ swaps notionals fall €9.6trn in 2018
Deutsche Bank’s portfolio shrinks 16% year-on-year
UK G-Sibs add $11trn of OTC notionals in 2018
HSBC added the most derivatives notionals in dollar terms, increasing outstandings by 26%
CFTC frees amended legacy swaps from margin net
US no-action relief for compression-triggered replacement trades spurs hope for EU alignment
Talk of delaying IM ‘big bang’ sparks backlash
EC official's recent comments may hamper compliance preparations, dealers say
G-Sibs add $33trn of OTC notionals in Q1
JP Morgan expands swaps book by 23% in first quarter
Initial margin ‘big bang’ could be deferred, says EC’s Pearson
Senior EC official says smaller firms “really struggling” to comply with margin rules
Dealers seek clarity on buy-side IM relief
Hundreds of buy-side firms may still need to calculate margin and get models approved
Cleared swaps grow 10 times faster than bilateral at HSBC
Total derivatives notionals up 25% year-on-year
Brexit novations ‘on hold’ to gain reg relief
Conditional relief would subject early swaps movers to clearing and margin rules
Caveats and slapped wrists in Barclays’ Brexit swaps switch
Judge blocks transfer of some trades from non-deposit taking entity and slams “unrealistic” timeline
NatWest kick-starts Brexit swaps transfer
Bank follows Barclays and UBS with plans to continue serving EU clients as ‘no-deal’ looms
Hedge fund giants lead fourth wave of IM candidates
BlueCrest, Capula, Citadel, Millennium and Rokos expected to be in scope for next phase of margin rules
Deutsche largest derivatives bank in 2017
German dealer accounted for 8% of total notionals across 75 largest banks
Lobbing out the Clobs?
As more prop traders go bilateral, what does it say about – and mean for – market liquidity?
Esma’s Brexit novation relief falls short
Proposed clearing reprieve too narrow to alleviate burden of mass swaps migration
Direct streaming gains foothold in US Treasuries market
Cost savings drive dealers away from Clob model into alternative venues
Brevan Howard is first non-bank caught by margin rules, sources say
Non-cleared exposures thought to exceed $1.5 trillion
Barclays’ cleared and non-cleared OTC volumes diverge
Non-cleared notionals down 23% year-on-year
Esma guidance on swaps transparency still leaves questions
Volatile instrument attributes removed from transparency determination, but further issues remain
MTF bilateral trading protocol offers Mifid arbitrage
Nordic banks to use protocol to benefit from longer deferral period