Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives

Sponsored Q&A: Exchanges

Paul Cusenza, Chief Executive Officer, discusses the advent of Nodal Exchange, its unique offering in the US power market and his belief that much of the OTC cash-settled power market in the US can be put on exchange

March of the machines

Electronic trading is gaining ground in the Asian derivatives market as financial institutions and their clients seek to gain advantage from more efficient trading capabilities. But the financial crisis has demonstrated that relationship-based trading is…

Rewriting the rules

The proposed re-regulation of financial markets in the US could have far-reaching consequences for OTC commodity derivatives trading. Peter Malyshev, of counsel at law firm Winston & Strawn, analyses the proposals and identifies possible winners and…

In the clear

The trend away from uncleared over-the-counter trading to cleared OTC trading has prompted exchanges to list a greater range of OTC cleared products. But to what extent can the OTC markets ever become completely cleared? Katie Holliday investigates

Fair's fair?

Fair value accounting has received much criticism during the financial crisis of the past 20 months. While it is unlikely to be suspended, its execution in inactive markets remains the subject of much debate. Could independent valuation providers offer a…

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