Equity derivatives
Equity derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Risk Awards 2015: SG created a clever equity repo workaround, while Newedge acquisition adds heft
Deal of the year: Blackstone/Morgan Stanley
Risk Awards 2015: Bank arranged record margin loan in 30 days
Taiwan further relaxes domestic equity derivative trading rules
Onshore regulator to broaden types of assets firms can trade
Pricing and hedging variance swaps on a swap rate
A pricing tool for fixed-income volatility products is introduced
'Santa Claus' equity market rally given credence by S&P
December is roughly four times more profitable than the average month, finds research
Credit Suisse and Nomura lose Korea equity derivative heads
Low volatility and greater local competition hit global banks' numbers
UBS offers bankruptcy remoteness and white-labelling twist
UBS wins equity derivatives award with the support of research and pricing
Hedge funds pile into Japan dispersion trade
Rise in single stock uridashi issuance drives trade
Taiwan to relax derivatives trading rules for life insurers
Regulator sees more advantages than risks in relaxing the rules
Break in Nikkei/yen correlation drives hedge fund activity
Nikkei lag to recent yen depreciation attracts hedge funds back to Japan
Cutting edge intro: history in the modelling
Bloomberg quant Guyon delivers an alternative to stochastic local volatility
FTSE vol and skew fell prior to Scottish vote
Positions unwound before independence vote, traders say
Aussie firms use derivatives to build hidden M&A positions
Lack of disclosure in stake-building process raises questions
Banks to launch Asia multi-dealer structured products platform
Five dealers to launch Asia-focused platform in drive to boost margins
BAML's Asia head of structured product sales departs
Mansuri departure adds to senior exits in Asia equity derivatives
Thomson Reuters survey puts BBVA top for sales and research
BBVA's equity derivatives rebuild includes 'strong conviction' index
India-focused hedge funds up 17% on Modi election victory
US funds expected to start investing heavily into Indian markets
Munari and Mendelsohn exit Morgan Stanley
Global retail structured products head departs US investment bank
Investors look to profit from record low equity volatility
Hedge funds holding their nerve in game of volatility limbo
Baml hires Hines for Emea flow equity derivatives sales role
Paul Baron moves to the US as head of US flow equity derivatives sales
Risk Espana rankings 2014
Funding spreads halve, growth slows in non-performing loans
SocGen creates synthetic access to Alibaba IPO
SocGen structure allows investors to say 'open sesame' to Alibaba IPO
BNPP makes first big options trade on Nikkei 400 index
Hedging remains an issue until futures are launched in November