Derivatives News
OTC clearing: Phase two of swaps clearing for Dodd-Frank is only weeks away
Hedge Week New global rules for OTC derivatives have been implemented in the US and are imminent in Europe that will have significant long-term implications for how hedge funds, asset managers and regional banks execute, clear, and report their swap positions.
24 May 2013
Turquoise Derivatives extends single stock options
The Trade The derivatives arm of London Stock Exchange Group multilateral trading facility Turquoise, is set to offer trade reporting on 19 UK single stock options linked to UK-listed natural resources equities.
23 May 2013
Citadel Continues OTC Desk Expansion with Five New Hires
Tradersmagazine.com Wholesaler Citadel must believe that things are looking up in the trading industry.
23 May 2013
CBOE to expand VIX trading hours later this year
Reuters CBOE Holdings will expand trading hours for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index later this year, after a technical glitch delayed the change.
23 May 2013
Traders Sue Options Exchanges Over Fees
Wall Street Journal)($ Four of the biggest stock-options trading firms in the U.S. on Thursday sued exchanges over fees that the firms said were improperly collected for 7 1/2 years.
23 May 2013
Previous Derivatives News
23 May 2013
- A Rush to Recruit Young Analysts, Only Months on the Job (NYTimes)
- Analysis: High speed trading a stiff challenge for U.S. regulators (Reuters)
- Investment firms sue exchanges in dispute on improper fee charges (Reuters)
- CME vows not to sway membership prices after MF Global sales (Reuters)
- Silver’s slide shows hedging benefits (Financial Times)($)
- Bank of New York Mellon to increase wealth sales force by 50% (eFinancial News)
- GFI Prepares for Post-Dodd-Frank Era (Markets Media)
- CFTC misusing Dodd-Frank to expand its role, says CME's Duffy (Risk.net)($)
- Nomura Hires Heads of FX and Interest Rate Sales (Tradersmagazine.com)
22 May 2013
- Traders Take to Social Networks (MarketsMedia)
- GFI Builds Out SEF, DCM Capacity with Violin Memory (WatersTechnology) 1 Comment
- London hedge funds ‘mapped’ by G8 protesters (Financial Times)($)
- Nomura and Reservoir-backed hedge fund shuts down (eFinancial News)($)
- How much power did the CFTC Give to SEFs and DCMs? (Futures & Options World)
- BNY Mellon Increasing Wealth Unit Staff in Revenue Push (Bloomberg)
- U.S. Treasury's Lew says foreign officials too critical on swaps rules (Reuters)
- ICE more likely than CME to reap major benefits from OTC reform (SNL)
- How much power did the CFTC Give to SEFs and DCMs? (Futures & Options World)
- Markets Embrace OTC Clearing (Markets Media)
- Vote Strengthens Dimon's Grip (Wall Street Journal)($)
- Young exits Bloomberg after less than a year (Finextra)
- Instant Bloomberg not going to fade away yet (FT)($)
21 May 2013
- ICE Joins CME Warning of Splits in Global Derivatives Rules (Bloomberg)
- Big Hedge Funds Suddenly Bullish (Barron's)
- ICE-NYSE Deal Formally Notified to EU for Merger Examination (Bloomberg)
- Kyle Bass bets on full-blown Japan crisis (Financial Times)($)
- Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange closes gold, silver electronic trading platform (Reuters)
- Ace re-launches futures trading in guar seed, guar gum (Economic Times)
- EU antitrust regulators to rule on ICE, NYSE deal by June 24 (Reuters)
- U.S. Senators urge swaps watchdog to rein in oil majors (Reuters)
- Flexibility of Sef rules a relief for the market (Futures & Options World)
20 May 2013
- CFTC Said to Review 1 Million E-Mails in ISDAfix Investigation (Bloomberg)
- Bats Chi-X Europe plots ETF clean-up (eFinancial News)($)
- Tempers flare in ‘pay for order flow’ row (eFinancial News)($)
- Succeeding in the male-dominated world of the trading floor (eFinancial News)
- Much Ado about RFQ (Waters Technology)
- Swap dealers struggle with Isda protocol compliance (Risk.net)($)
- FIA appoints director to manage global regulatory agenda (The Trade)
- Swap execution facilities reach the starting line (Reuters)
- High speed trading a stiff challenge for U.S. regulators (Reuters)
19 May 2013
- UK worker insecurity at 20-year high (Financial Times)($)
18 May 2013
- Wall Street Has Something to Cheer: Bonuses to Rise 10% (Wall Street Journal)($)
17 May 2013
- CFTC gives SEFs green light (The Trade News)
- Goldman targets growing retail alternatives industry (eFinancial News)($)
- Has interoperability arrived in derivatives? (Futures & Options World)