Futures
Futurisation forces hundreds of traders to sit exams
Swaps-to-futures switch at Ice – plus hedge fund regulatory changes – behind threefold jump in numbers taking futures trading exam
One size fits none: Industry split over futures and OTC holding periods
One size fits none
Review of 2012: Basel III starts to bite
Basel III starts to bite
Risk USA: Margin for OTC products is too high, says Pimco's De Leon
New rules would see OTC markets over-margined, while futures may be under-margined - and there could be systemic implications
New rules designed to kill OTC market, says European regulator
Central Bank of Ireland adviser says reforms will cause an "Ice Age" in the derivatives market
Going vertical: Dealers mimic futures exchanges
Vertical rush
RIP OTC: Swap futures gaining buy-side fans
RIP OTC: Swap futures gaining buy-side fans
The power behind the throne: CME and the fight for futures market supremacy
It’s the biggest futures exchange in the world, so CME Group naturally has both friends and enemies. Some of its friends are very well connected – and some of its enemies claim this influence has been used to stifle competition, allowing the exchange to…
Japan dividend futures in virtuous circle
Virtuous circle
Philippines needs electricity futures market, says energy merchant
US-based trading firm bullish on the potential for energy trading in the Philippines
Ice move from swaps to futures unlikely to be last, says O’Malia
The decision by Ice to speed up the transition of its cleared OTC energy contracts to futures reflects regulatory uncertainty, and is likely to be replicated by other exchanges, says CFTC commissioner
Asian energy markets liquid enough to sidestep Dodd-Frank compliant firms
The extraterritorial impact of the US Dodd-Frank could be sidestepped by Asian players opting to conduct swap trades with players outside of the regulation’s orbit
CME’s new swap future uses Goldman Sachs patent
Licensing agreement could be worth up to 20% of revenues from patented contract, and is seen as an attempt by Goldman Sachs to hedge its bets as new rules threaten OTC market profits
Hedging drives demand for Japan dividend futures
Moves by Japan structured product dealers to hedge out their long vega risk have created opportunities in the dividend swap markets for investors. But is this strategy really a one-way bet?
CME ready to fight for market share in Europe, says Sammann
CME Group's European exchange, set to begin trading foreign exchange futures next year, will offer a competitive alternative to other exchanges, says the group's head of forex and rates
Hong Kong Exchange announces trading of deliverable US dollar/renminbi futures
HKEx broadens type of RMB derivatives available to the market
LCH.Clearnet model ‘not appropriate’ for Australian market, say two domestic banks
Two Australian banks speaking at Risk & Return Australia are critical of LCH.Clearnet for not meeting local market needs with its central clearing operation
Korea transaction tax could halve number of derivatives transactions
Proposal for a transaction tax on futures and options could have a dramatic impact on Korea's derivatives market
Asia exotic commodity derivatives use to fall further on Ice initiative
Exotic commodity derivatives will become even less attractive to the Asian market following Ice's move to transform swaps to futures
How to mend the Libor process
How to mend the Libor process
Risk 25 firms of the future: Newedge
'Fair and unconflicted' but under pressure