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An econometric investigation on the stability of stablecoins: are these coins stable or is their stability just a flip of the coin?
The authors investigate the volatility dynamics of US-dollar-backed stablecoins, challenging the assumption of inherent stability using a multilevel econometric framework.
Instant payments as the new normal: how much more money do the banks need?
The authors assess how the transition towards instant payment schemes and systems affects banks' liquidity needs.
The merchant’s hand in the consumer’s choice of payment instruments: an agent-based model
The authors use real-world data to investigate interactions between consumers and merchants in the adoption and usage of various payment instruments.
The spread of agentic AI in energy trading
Jay Bhatty, CEO and founder of NatGasHub.com, discusses agentic AI in commodities workflow
Vida portfolio solutions on J.P. Morgan Markets
J.P. Morgan’s Vida portfolio solutions are being applied across financing and portfolio management, reflecting a shift towards more scalable, integrated investment infrastructure
Iran confusion makes the case for causal modelling
A new test model built using Claude suggests oil prices may surge back above $100
EBA proposes drastic overhaul to supervisory data reporting
Revamp will cut back the number of datapoints and integrate overlapping reports
Locked out by loyalty: entry deterrence through rebates in payment card markets
The author investigates how payment card networks provide rebates at a high level, such that competitors cannot profitably enter the market.
Top 10 op risks: AI upends risk taxonomies
AI risk enters annual poll in fifth, but firms split over treating it as a standalone risk or a cross-cutting driver
La Banque Postale trades cash for HQLAs as liquidity mix shifts
€15bn drop in reserves offset by surge in securities holdings
Indian banks in race against clock to unwind USD/INR trades
An estimated $7 billion of open arbitrage trades must come off the books by April 10
Financing Connect: real-time optimisation in private credit financing
J.P. Morgan’s Financing Connect, part of its Vida platform, reflects a shift towards structured data and scenario-driven analytics
Digital asset risk: ICR for tokenised fund infrastructure
The market context for TMFs, the drivers of TMF adoption, layers of the ICR architecture, stakeholder exposures and regulatory developments
smartTrade eyes role as direct streaming linchpin
Vendor plans to tap growing demand for direct API trading solutions across asset classes
The swap futures comeback
CME cross-margining and Reit hedging drive new growth in Eris contracts
FCM capital requirements surge to record highs
Buffers over minimums fall to decade lows as requirements outpace capital
Crypto for normies: EDX puts old twist on new asset class
Citadel-backed venue applies trad risk concepts to digital assets – now it’s trying to snag the banks
Deutsche’s IMA RWAs jump 12% on SVAR recalibration
RWAs linked to stressed component bloat €3.5 billion on switch in historical reference period
CFTC wants to regulate prediction markets. Is it up to the task?
Former officials echo state gambling authorities’ concerns over agency’s ability to police betting risks
Top 10 op risks: Playing catch-up on geopolitical risk
Op risk managers downplayed prospect of a major conflict ahead of Iran war
UBS’s market RWAs fall below pre-FRTB levels
Charges drop 15.8% in Q4 as legacy assets continue to roll off
Mutual funds are trading inflation like it’s 2022 again
Counterparty Radar: USD CPI notionals hit record levels even before March’s jump in energy prices
Main Street to Wall Street: Kalshi’s bid to go beyond sports bets
Institutional head Andy Ross’s strategy for drawing in investors and charging for ‘wisdom-of-crowds’
MMFs’ Fed repos dwindle to five-year low
Just four managers account for remaining balances as funds shift to Treasuries and repos with dealers
When trading speed outruns governance: the split-second control gap
A new form of light-driven electronics could be the next risk in market infrastructure, explains derivatives expert
The MIT professor giving LLMs a ‘brain scan’
Hui Chen’s research is yielding new ways to interpret – and steer – AI models
US G-Sibs’ trading revenue ebbs to four-quarter low
Credit and rates income slump as Citi posts the sharpest decline
Russell’s flexi hedging aims to tame jumpy yen
Japanese clients can dynamically switch hedging profile based on USD/JPY movements