Volatility
IRB risk-weights highest at smallest EU banks – ECB
Lenders with less than €30 billion in assets consistently report lower risk densities than bigger banks across all modelled portfolios
NSCC and OCC to enhance co-operation on large cash calls
New deal would improve management of options expiries, but will stop short of cross-margining
Repo clearing: trends, developments and outlook
Recent volatility in the UK gilt market has highlighted the repo market’s need for CCP stability, predictability and resilience. LCH RepoClear unpacks the trends and key developments of 2022, and shares an outlook for 2023
Optimising balance sheet management in today’s market conditions
Financial institutions are going to continue struggling with challenges and volatility in 2023
Uncleared, unrated CDS notionals boomed in H1 2022
Non-cleared trades up 21% in six months and 14% in twelve, BIS data shows
Client margin for swaps hits new record at four FCMs
Required funds at all-time high at BofA, Goldman, JP Morgan and Barclays in November as market turbulence persists
Rifts widen across EU banks’ trading results
Largest fair-value hits from HFT assets moved further from median in H1
UK banks’ CVA charges ballooned by £8bn in volatile Q3
Bank of England figures show capital requirements at highest since early pandemic readings
Ice Europe made $7.8bn VM call in Q3
Highest cash call on record triggered by higher commodity prices as Europe energy crisis persists
BoJ policy shift sends traders to hedge downside yen moves
Hedge funds and corporates rush to FX options following central bank move
IM at Eurex Clearing’s IRS unit rose again in Q3
Heightened market volatility behind latest increase to record high €50.7bn
US banks’ loss-to-VAR ratios fell in Q3
Largest daily trading losses were on average 84% of forecast, compared with 105% in Q2
Standardised market charges rose faster at IMA users in H1
Market convulsions and structural FX hedge crackdown felt less acutely at SA-only banks, finds EBA data
Savers and funds grabbed MBSs as banks and Fed retreated
Central banks and commercial lenders became net sellers of bundled mortgages as rates rose, says BIS
Cross-sectional stock volatility lifts value factor
Dispersion in returns makes for ‘double alpha’
LCH’s fixed income and IRS units hit by record margin breaches
Peak breaches in Q3 were £924 million and £698 million in size, respectively
Next Generation ETD: a future-proof concept
In June, the infrastructure for Eurex’s next generation of exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) contracts went live. The concept meets changing market demand and is implemented across Eurex’s entire value chain, allowing more flexibility in the design of…
Degree of influence 2022: In the grip of volatility
Rough volatility, liquidity and trade execution were quants’ top priorities this year
FX primary venues seek reversal of fortunes
EBS and Refinitiv fight to restore market share – but bilateral trading may be too entrenched, dealers say
Fed hike behind $682m and $460m breaches at FICC
Clearing units for MBS and government securities hit by backtesting deficiencies on September 21
Norinchukin’s investment securities loss widens to $12bn
Lender is worst-hit by bond price crash among Japanese banks
Critical divergence in prices between Spikes and Vix after the Fed’s rate hike
In these uncertain times, when rates hikes and other structural drivers are giving rise to adverse market moves, reliable indicators of 30-day implied volatility are crucial
CME eyes retail growth with new weekly FX options
Exchange hopes to capture massive demand from the sector
Vega decomposition for the LV model: an adjoint differentiation approach
Introducing an algorithm for computing vega sensitivities at all strikes and expiries