Interest rate derivatives
Rates correlations break down amid volatility surge
Dealers say go-to hedges are now too risky as old relationships fail
JSCC swap surge triggers plea to rethink US client ban
With over two-thirds of yen RFR swaps volumes going to JSCC, calls grow for CFTC to ease clearing restrictions
BNY Mellon offers ‘seg-light’ custody model to aid IM prep
Pre-prepared docs would cut unnecessary account fees and reduce risk of trading halts
SwapClear incurs record number of margin breaches
LCH’s interest rate derivatives clearing service reported over 4,000 backtesting exceptions in Q1
Cross-currency’s €STR switch may hasten Euribor demise
Rising cost of issuer cross-currency hedges could spur greater adoption of euro risk-free rate
A SwapAgent-bilat basis? Not for now
SA-CCR may make settled-to-market capital benefits more difficult to quantify
CME to reinforce term SOFR with swap inputs
Inclusion would leapfrog a 25% OTC liquidity threshold embedded in methodology
LCH plans two-part US Libor swap conversion
CCP to ditch pre-emptive basis splitting in April and May switchover, but retains overlay swaps
Duck! Buy-side plan to dodge IM rules could backfire
Three-quarters of phase six firms do not expect to exchange margin for at least six months
New interest rate definitions see rapid adoption
Isda AGM: Trade body’s general counsel warns swaps users not to rely on 2006 rulebook
Pimco triples book as IR swaptions market nearly doubles
Counterparty Radar: Goldman Sachs nets almost all of bond giant’s Q4 growth
Rate-linked notes trigger ‘pain trade’ for dealers
Negative 2y30y US swap spread sees hedging costs for range accruals soar, fuelling more flattening
EU considers delay to OTC derivatives tape
Member states raise prospect of delaying introduction of consolidated feed
A second term SOFR: help or hindrance?
Ice launches CME rival as fallback for loans but market ambivalence may put endorsement out of reach
HSBC, StanChart face capital hit on cleared renminbi trades
Lack of UK recognition for Shanghai Clearing House could prompt banks to reduce exposures
Regional banks lead charge into term SOFR
Forward rate is favoured by smaller lenders and is increasingly used in caps and floors
Term SOFR restrictions spark valuation debate
Ban on interdealer trading leaves dealers divided over accounting treatment of in-demand contracts
This is going to hurt: EU-prescribed OTC tape is no cure-all
Market participants sharply divided on utility of a consolidated tape to record OTC derivatives trades
US rate caps under strain amid volatility surge
Market uncertainty hits liquidity in options on swaps, dealers say
Pimco, Franklin Templeton affiliates top for Russia exposure
Counterparty Radar: Funds had biggest long exposures to Russia across credit, rates, FX at end of Q4
For corporates, Sora seems to be the hardest word
Singapore is facing challenges adapting to new overnight lending rate, but progress is being made
Russia sanctions throw derivatives market into disarray
Lawyers say western banks face illegality terminations; industry groups plan deliverable ruble workaround
Ukraine invasion clouds rates consensus trades
“Old school” US macro trades are back in fashion, but geopolitical risks add uncertainty
GM Financial’s derivatives fall 72% in value in 2021
A steeper forward interest rate curve paired with an appreciating dollar erased most of the gains booked by the carmaker’s lending arm in 2020