Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Franklin Templeton takes single-stock options top spot
Counterparty Radar: Market for US mutual funds and ETFs expanded by $4 billion in Q3
Simplify bursts into equity index options lead
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added exposure to sector in Q3
Capital Group spearheads mutual fund trim of IR swaps books
Counterparty Radar: Manager cut 70% of its position in Q3 as space shed roughly $174 billion in holdings
PGIM cuts corporate CDSs as US funds shed volume
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley retains top dealer spot in single-name CDS trades for mutual funds
Booming US fund swaptions market boosts Morgan Stanley
Counterparty Radar: Nomura cements position as leading foreign-owned dealer in the space
Capital Group, Pimco lead tilt to bought index CDSs
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $7.8bn of bought protection, growing sector to $169bn in Q3
US mutual funds abandon inflation swaps
Counterparty Radar: Volumes dropped to new lows in Q3 as price expectations cooled
Regulated firms warn against crypto market lockout
Onshore participants urge regulators to bring cryptocurrency trading out of the ‘shadows’
Role of the dice: how Susquehanna puts game theory to work
One of the world’s largest options traders uses game theory – and poker practice – to get results
US mutual funds pulled back from repo market in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Cash borrowing fell to lowest level since 2020; JP Morgan remains top dealer
PGIM grows sovereign-referencing CDS book in falling market
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds cut $2bn in single-name swaps in Q2, making largest reductions in SSA trades
Pimco dumps credit options as US funds slim holdings
Counterparty Radar: Space shrinks 30% in Q2 following three consecutive quarters of growth
SEC commissioner wants power to block single-stock ETFs
Listings of funds that pay out when Tesla or Pfizer shares fall prompt call for tougher regulation
Europeans face longer wait for consolidated tape for ETFs
Issuers say lack of trading volumes is holding back a European ETF market that lags behind the US
Does reinvesting payouts in plain vanilla exchange-traded funds enhance household portfolio performance?
This study analyzes whether reinvesting payouts in exchange-traded funds that replicate broad and internationally diversified market indexes enhances households’ portfolio performance after transaction costs.
Carbon fund increases returns by decreasing supply of permits
Europe’s emissions trading system could be a catalyst for the energy transition, but only if prices rise
Non-transparent ETF spreads are tighter than transparent ones
Non-transparent ETFs don’t disclose what they own. Market-makers have worked it out anyway
Have corporate bond markets outgrown the plumbing?
Regulators must examine both investor demand and dealer liquidity supply, say Iosco experts
Taking advantage of relative value credit opportunities with advanced bond analytics
Dmitry Pugachevsky, director of research at Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions, explores the challenges of bond analytics and how access to the right analytics can provide opportunities for more comprehensive trading strategies
ETF issuers face dilemma with frozen Russian funds
To liquidate or not to liquidate? BlackRock, VanEck and Lyxor risk lawsuits if they wind down ETFs
The biggest Russian ETFs are filled with cash, US assets
ETFs issued by BlackRock, DWS and VanEck have sold nearly all of their ‘uninvestable’ Russia stock
The relentless rise of real-time data
Rob Lane, head of real-time feeds at Refinitiv, discusses the changing data needs of banks and buy-side firms and how the cloud is helping improve access to a key source of competitive advantage
Banks offer crypto clearing but, shhh, don’t tell
Top dealers clear crypto futures for select clients despite smorgasbord of risks
Asia moves: Trio of senior hires at Wells Fargo and Haitong International, and more
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