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December
The changing business model for banks in the new world order.
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November
Reforms sweeping across the European and US derivatives industry will result in the formation of new platforms for trading over-the-counter derivatives on electronic platforms. But, as the rules are being finalised, concerns are being raised that attempts to improve transparency will harm the orderly operation of the markets, finds William Mitting.
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How the new EU regulations will impact on FX trading.
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October
The European markets infrastructure regulation (EMIR) has failed to introduce price-based competition between derivatives clearing houses. But all is not lost. MiFID II may offer a second chance, finds Dan Barnes.
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September
How banks can prepare for the introduction of SEFs
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What are the implications for European market structure of LSE's bid for LCH.Clearnet.
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High frequency trading is beginning to expand its reach beyond its traditional market sectors.
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August
The devil of the Dodd Frank financial reform bill is in the details. After the CFTC postponed the process of translating the bill into specific regulatory rules, those details will only become clear by the end of 2011.
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When it comes to derivatives reform, there are three workflows which are taking place at the moment – regulatory change, improvements to financial market infrastructure and changes to capital requirements.
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A remarkable number of global financial institutions are actively pursuing setting up Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) since they have become enshrined in U.S. law under the Dodd-Frank act. Recent announcements have delayed when they formally need to be ready, but few institutions care. Why?
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July
Interest rate derivatives represent the fastest growing and largest asset class in the sector and, as moves to push trading onto exchanges gather pace, innovative new contracts and exchanges are launching to meet the anticipated demand.
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Global regulatory initiatives such as MiFID II, EMIR and Dodd-Frank have the potential to create significant new business opportunities for financial institutions and market infrastructure providers such as exchanges. But too many organisations seem either unable or unwilling to grasp this simple fact. Rather than burying their heads in the sand, as many appear to be doing, market participants should be embracing these new frameworks and putting their resources behind innovations that will respond to this new world order.
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May
When the European Central Bank flooded the European banking sector with cash, it changed the rules of the game in short term interest rate markets. Andreas Koutras and Robin Belec of ITC Markets argue that traders must learn to read the new environment.
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April was a month of mixed fortunes for CME Group, with increased trading in agricultural commodities and metals yet falls in volumes for Eurodollar options, equity indices and energy products.
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April
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission voted yesterday to approve proposed rules defining a swap.
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This spring may be the most exciting time for years in US interest rate derivatives. The first credible challenger is trying to win market share from CME Group. NYSE Liffe US has a powerful advantage, in one-pot clearing with Treasury bonds. Will it be enough to win business from the world’s most successful futures exchange? Elise Coroneos reports
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s new definition of a block trade will have to be rewritten, the regulator’s commissioner Scott O’Malia said at the FIA Boca conference on March 16.
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LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear has fully opened its interest rate swap clearing service to investors.
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February
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