Futures
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
Risk 25 firms of the future: Citadel
OTC market-maker in waiting
Risk 25 firms of the future: Eris Exchange
The future of swaps?
Risk 25 firms of the future: CME Group
We are not too big
Winton Futures Fund: Winton Capital Management
12th European Single Manager Awards 2012
Lehman Brothers ruling changes equation for creditors and clients
Protection racket
Asian volatility indexes too illiquid to hedge risk
Asia’s volatility products are not yet liquid enough to draw local investors away from the CBOE Vix
Partisan brief won't affect position limits lawsuit, says former CFTC chair
Brief filed by 17 Democrats at DC court will not influence court, says Sharon Brown-Hruska
Futures markets could get OTC-style safeguards
Futures market participants expect tougher - and more expensive - collateral protections to be introduced as a result of the MF Global debacle, and the CFTC is ruling nothing out
From Vix to VStoxx: decoupling volatility
Decoupling volatility
Exchange of the year: NYSE Liffe US
Risk awards 2012
FIA appoints new president
Walter Lukken, chief executive of pioneering clearing house NYPC - and former CFTC commissioner - replaces John Damgard, FIA head of 30 years