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Standard Chartered options trading head leaves

Standard Chartered has lost another member of its Singapore foreign exchange options team following the departure of Tim Carrington, global head of foriegn exchange options in Singapore, in July.

BMA creates distressed debt committee

The Bond Market Association (BMA) has formed a new committee to deal with industry issues related to the trading of distressed debt. The move is aimed at creating a common set of trading protocols to facilitate the continued growth of the market –…

Reuters names new global head of risk

UK trading systems and market data vendor Reuters has made Sebastien Rousotte global head of risk, a position that has been empty since the departure of Mike Whitaker earlier this summer.

Koch markets first volatility swap

Koch Supply & Trading, a division of energy conglomerate Koch, has marketed the first energy volatility swap in a deal with hedge fund Centaurus, a move the Wichita, Kansas-based oil trader hopes will increase its share in options markets and attract…

SEC publishes its own Basel II framework

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally posted its proposals for its own Basel II framework for broker-dealers and investment bank holding companies on its website.

GFI buys exotic options model

Inter-dealer broker and market data firm GFI Group has bought options pricing model dVega and integrated it with the latest release of its flagship options pricing tool Fenics FX.

Sumitomo Corporation installs FNX’s Sierra

Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has installed FNX’s Sierra System to support its strategy of complete straight-through processing (STP) for its commodities, exchange-traded products and swap-trading operations.

Prebon plans to open US credit derivatives desk

Inter-dealer broker Prebon Yamane is planning to open a credit derivatives desk in the US, following its setting up of Asia-Pacific and Europe credit derivatives trading desks.

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