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Bitcoin’s busy month
Bitcoin could give us a safer central clearing mechanism
Speculators flock back into the EU carbon market
EU reforms trigger carbon rally set to last through 2018
Giancarlo undercuts SDRs' push for dual-sided reporting
CFTC chairman says US single-sided reporting regime is ‘the better approach’
DRW calls for physical settlement of bitcoin futures
Prop shop’s head of market structure says underlying spot exchanges are not transparent enough
Singapore’s banks frontload IFRS 9 provisioning hit
UOB, OCBC announce $1.4 billion set-asides in Q4 results to account for oil and gas loan exposures
Dollar cost averaging won't work for energy hedging
Long periods of losses make strategy impractical, says energy consultant
Exchanges and FCMs clash over bitcoin clearing carve-out
Market participants say CME, CBOE should clear bitcoin futures separately
Brexit issues for carbon market must be solved soon
UK departure from EU ETS is causing headaches for energy traders and risk managers, writes energy consultant
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
How energy players are reaching the limits of hedging
Commodities firms face lasting changes in 2018
Exchanges defend self-certification at CFTC meeting
Listing of bitcoin futures has sparked calls for more transparency on new contracts
Oil hedging rally slows amid backwardation
Producers pause to see if prompt price rally rolls along the curve
FCMs demand self-certification overhaul after bitcoin debacle
CBOE, CME rush to list bitcoin futures “felt like an arms race”, says one FCM chief
Utilities turn to big data to improve pricing models
Smart meters and time-of-use rates could dampen power market volatility and improve hedging
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Banks begin to model climate risk in loan portfolios
Environmental stress tests and scenario analysis reveal hidden risks
Trade surveillance shouldn’t deter traders
Monitoring costs are forcing commodity players away from market participation, say consultants
Bitcoin futures pricing kindles manipulation fears
CME and CBOE insist pricing methodology is robust; critics say contracts are ripe for manipulation
China oil future approved, March start targeted, says source
International banks see healthy interest from overseas clients
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OTF uncertainty adds to Mifid II guesswork
Commodity firms need clarity on new type of venues to adjust to imminent rules
FCMs look to top up initial margin on bitcoin futures
In advance of bitcoin futures launch, brokers seek extra IM buffer from clients
Lack of transposition to delay Mifid II enforcement
Some states won’t have adopted directive before June, making rule-imposition difficult, say lawyers
Mifid II position limits regime faces non-EU reporting woes
Position reports will contain “meaningless information”, experts warn