Hedging
Deep hedging and the end of the Black-Scholes era
Quants are embracing the idea of ‘model free’ pricing and hedging
Forex ‘last look’: how non-banks stack up
Research shows patchy disclosures, plus differences from banks on pre-hedging and rejected orders
Basis swaps spike amid US rates chatter
Budgetary wrangling and talk of Fed cuts spark Libor-OIS basis shift
Ford reaps derivatives gains following interest rates dip
Swap assets of automaker’s financial services unit hit $1.2 billion
One size does not fit all – Adapting to meet investment goals
Guillaume Arnaud, global head of quantitative investment strategies (QIS), and Sandrine Ungari, head of cross-asset quantitative research at Societe Generale, explore the benefits of QIS for investors, why flexibility is crucial for investors to meet…
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
UBS unleashes Orca for rates clients
Machine learning algo trawls liquidity pools to slash US Treasury trading costs
Podcast: Hans Buehler on deep hedging and harnessing data
Quant says a new machine learning technique could change the way banks hedge derivatives
Japan regulation sparks hunt for new annuity products
Foreign currency products hit by push for transparency on forex risk and charges
JP Morgan turns to machine learning for options hedging
New models sidestep Black-Scholes and could slash hedging costs for some derivatives by up to 80%
China Minsheng and SocGen team up for quant index product
CMBC Macro 1 signal index attracts $580 million as investors adapt to products without performance guarantees
Energy Risk Awards 2019: The winners
BP and Engie pick up two awards each, while BNPP takes the coveted derivatives house of the year
CFTC's Berkovitz puts his weight behind position limits
New rule on speculative commodity trades will be proposed within weeks
Korea tightens autocall oversight as local houses take on risk
Regulator sounds warning over $9 billion increase in structured product self-hedging by Korean firms
Natixis's VAR returns to earth after sale of autocallables
Average value-at-risk falls 35% from Q4 2018 high
Remembering the range accrual bloodbath
Flatter US yield curve spurs demand for a product with a painful history
MetLife executes $250 million SOFR-linked repo
Isda AGM: US insurer's hedging chief says systems issues hindering its use of derivatives, however
Risk FX Briefing: Event insights
What lies ahead for investment managers
Risky notes replace easy money for exotics desks
Dealers insist ‘it’s different’ as flat US curve revives bonds that sank the Street in 2008
FSB says fallbacks should kick in if Libor no longer accurate
Isda plans to consult on what to do if a benchmark is no longer representative of underlying markets
As China bonds go global, dealers size up demand for swaps
China’s onshore derivatives market must grow quickly to meet the hedging needs of foreign investors