Derivatives

Building a market for credit options

Calls to improve efficiency in credit options trading are intensifying as the market continues to mature. Hardeep Dhillon looks at a recent initiative by Icap which brought together market participants to discuss dealers' proposals

Back to Basics

We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask... Sophia Kandylaki, vice-president, and Penny Davenport, director of Markit Group, explain the mechanics of reference data for CDS…

Raman Kalra

The director of Fitch Ratings' credit products group in New York tackles some of the hot issues surrounding private equity structured finance

Pushing the boundaries

The introduction of IAS 39 this year has caused some corporate treasurers to rethink their use of derivatives. Banks are looking to structure derivatives solutions that achieve the economic objective of a hedge, while avoiding undue volatility on the…

How to run a market

Former-derivatives-trader-turned-author Frank Partnoy wants to see tougher accounting standards and risk disclosures to deter corporate crooks. But are the regulators listening? Maria Kielmas reports

Derivatives disclosure calls mount

Warren Buffett's stinging critique of the derivatives business in March represents the latest call for more derivatives disclosure. But despite some notable moves in this direction, most financial institutions remain stubbornly opaque.

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