Commodities
CFTC best-placed to regulate digital assets – Pham
Newly confirmed commissioner says agency has the authority and precedent to police crypto markets
Avoiding cash drag using equity index futures
Learn how Equity Index futures, from CME Group, can be used to keep a portfolio fully exposed to its benchmark index while allowing cash to remain for operational purposes.
The importance of enterprise resilience alongside rapid digital transformation
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital and organisational transformation for many companies but, as leaders across industries note, this has also made them more vulnerable to new risks.
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: banks and brokers battle extreme volatility
Winners of the 2022 Commodity Rankings needed new approaches to manage extreme price swings
Energy market split over emergency government support
German move to backstop margins with liquidity facility welcomed by energy producers – but others say it’s unnecessary
Goldman’s VAR climbs to $98 million in Q1
Commodity and interest rate risk push average VAR to its highest reading since 2020
Emission impossible? Why voluntary offsets may not be scalable
As finance looks to shape decarbonisation in its own image, critics wonder if its efforts are misplaced
Asia moves: Senior hires at Citi, Crédit Agricole and more
Latest job news across the industry
Climate intelligence: today and the future
This IDC Market Perspective covers the dynamics of the rapidly evolving AI and machine learning climate intelligence market.
Firms opt for unified regulatory reporting architectures amid the latest wave of new requirements
Zoi Fletcher speaks to Fabien Romero, executive director at S&P Global Market Intelligence's global regulatory reporting solutions, about the importance of unified architecture for global transaction reporting requirements
OTC nickel contracts stuck despite trading resumption
Contracts still unable to settle using new prices, but Isda template may solve the issue
Super backwardation trips up commodity carry trade
Wrong type of curve derails quants’ commodity carry trade for worst spell in decades
CCPs urged to widen collateral net as commodities spike
Broader acceptance of emissions certificates and letters of credit could relieve margin pressure
‘Dead’ derivatives market leaves big Russia dealers unhedged
VTB and Sberbank face directional exposure to local corporates after mass unwinds by foreign banks
US watchdog urges banks to uphold cross-border trust
Federal regulators assess financial spillover from Russian offensive as volatility surges and sanctions bite
The XVA challenges energy traders face in a complicated and volatile market
A white paper looking at some of the challenges energy traders face when seeking to apply XVAs to their derivatives transactions in the face of Covid-19 and geopolitical effects.
Outrunning risk with cloud
Supercharged risks are running circles around banking risk models. Here’s how the cloud can keep you one step ahead
Building artificial intelligence in credit risk: a commercial lending perspective
This white paper provides a contemporary look at what AI and machine learning adoption could mean for commercial lending and credit risk assessments
Derivatives exposures up 26% at BP
Oil giant posts fourth consecutive yearly increase in 2021
Markets Technology Awards 2022 winners' review
The Markets Technology Awards were as fiercely contested as ever this year, a testament to the volume, strength and variety of technology firms playing a key role in today’s markets
Shell derivatives exposure rose by $15bn in 2021
Over 93% of the oil giant’s derivatives instruments were designated as current
Protecting a crude oil derivatives portfolio from event volatility with WTI Crude Oil Weekly options
A case study on how a trader identified a short-term risk to their portfolio and used Crude Oil Weekly options as a precise low premium hedge
Mizuho’s F&O clearing unit doubled client margin in 2021
Japanese bank overtakes Credit Suisse, UBS and Interactive Brokers to become seventh-largest FCM in required margin
Outrunning risk with cloud
Supercharged risks are running circles around banking risk models. Here’s how the cloud can keep you one step ahead