Articles by Ben St. Clair
Volatility becalmed, trade in forex options plummets
With central banks in tandem on policy, market churn has lessened considerably, and trading as well
First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
Use CDM, or some business lines might die – Barclays
Without innovation – including the common domain model – some trades could become prohibitive
Buy side builds bots to cut trade costs
With margins under pressure, investment firms are looking to accelerate automation push
Sterling option volatility spikes on Brexit deal news
Trading reaches crescendo on Friday; insiders warn of further volatility
Fixed income portfolio trading sees rapid take-up
Tighter spreads and ease of execution spur European firms to trade baskets of bonds
Poor data hurting buy side’s automated bond trading
Spotty bond liquidity creates gaps in trading data that could harm best execution, insiders warn
Funds look to ‘retrain’ traders as automation takes hold
As technology reshapes markets, nearly a third of buy-side staff will need to gain new skills
Tradeweb reveals package trading for swaps and bonds
New tool offers pricing and trading of sterling swap-bond combo
Clearstream, Euroclear eye buy-side bonanza as IM rules loom
Depositories offer access to automated margining in different ways, but each faces challenges
Libor takes a back seat as insurers await regulatory clarity
Eiopa silence on discount curves holds back transition plans
Buy side continues with IM prep despite delays
Firms looking at custodian types, docs and trading strategies to optimise margin
Dealers dip toe into Sonia swaptions market
NatWest and HSBC print trades, Barclays offers prices
Basis swaps spike amid US rates chatter
Budgetary wrangling and talk of Fed cuts spark Libor-OIS basis shift
Sterling RFR group urges Eiopa to end mismatch on rates
In letter, group points to discrepancy in requirement to use Libor-linked rates as Libor fades out
Avoid floating rates on non-cleared repo – ICMA
€STR won’t be published until October, but its next-day publication will make settling complicated
Drax, Brevan and the rise of the agency broker
JB Drax has become a key broker for at least 15 buy-side firms, including Brevan Howard. But what is driving the success of the secretive agency broker and its peers?
LCH, Eurex create fix for floating repo’s Eonia problem
Clearing houses to adjust repo balances the following day once rate moves to T+1
Forex prime brokerage fee jump unlikely, say dealers
HSBC and NatWest say client charges unlikely to rise significantly despite new margin costs
Crédit Agricole’s head of forex options departs
Andrew Soper leaves French bank to pursue other opportunities
Asset managers urged to sign global forex code
Firms risk hit to reputation by not committing to standards on market practice, investor says
People moves: new role for SG CIB’s Cartier, LCH rates head departs, BNP Paribas’s Akbay joins Goldman, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Outsourcers eye bigger role in funds’ fixed income trading
Research suggests 20% of large asset managers will outsource part of overall trading by 2022
Danske Bank hires Alexandre Antonov
Risk’s 2016 quant of the year to join Danish firm from Standard Chartered