Derivatives
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Leverage ratio “biased against derivatives” – Giancarlo
By James Thursfield
April 17, 2019, Global Investor Group
The chairman of the Commodity futures trading commission (CFTC) has said that the current implementation of the supplementary leverage ratio is …
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Position limit issues require MiFID II rewrite – panelist
By James Thursfield
April 16, 2019, Global Investor Group
Issues with the MiFID II position limit regime cannot be addressed in the current framework, according to a panelist at a …
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Report shows buy-side are the least optimistic about derivatives revenue increasing
By John Brazier
April 17, 2019, The Trade
Buy-side respondents to a new survey appear they are least optimistic about revenues stemming from the derivatives market rising in the next …
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SOFR swap surge points to Q2 repo hedging
By Ben St. Clair
April 16, 2019, Risk
Last week’s surge in the number of swaps referencing the US secured overnight financing rate with July 3 expiries suggests that investors …
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E.U. Oversight of U.S. Clearinghouses to Be ‘Coordinated and Cooperative,’ Dombrovskis Says
April 12, 2019, MLex
The E.U. will approach post-Brexit oversight of U.S. derivative clearing houses in London “in a coordinated and cooperative manner,” European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said.…
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Tired of Posting Collateral? Take a Holiday, Say Banks to U.S. Corporates
By Ross Lancaster
April 11, 2019, GlobalCapital
Some big, highly rated U.S. companies have in the last few months begun to negotiate ‘holidays’ from their credit support annexes – the …
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E.U. Derivs Chief Hopes U.S. ‘Will Catch Up on Deference’
By Ross Lancaster
April 11, 2019, GlobalCapital
A senior European Commission official has defended the E.U.’s record on regulation since the financial crisis, amid complaints that global derivatives markets have …
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Traders Back SOFR Derivatives as Repo Hedge
By Lukas Becker
April 11, 2019, Risk
Barclays and MetLife traders agree that derivatives linked to the U.S. secured overnight financing rate, or SOFR, could be a good hedge for …
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Digital Asset Partners With ISDA to Support Adoption of CDM
By Joe Parsons
April 11, 2019, The Trade
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) specialist Digital Asset is collaborating with ISDA, Wall Street’s derivatives trading body, to develop an open-source reference code …
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E.U. Permissions Regimes Could Reduce No-Deal Risks
By Blake Evans-Pritchard
April 10, 2019, Risk
The patchwork of new European permissions regimes could reduce the risk that U.K.-based entities will be unable to trade with E.U. clients on …
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