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We stopped offering a lot of structured products payoffs because we feel uncomfortable selling them with misleading Kids
Senior structurer at a major dealer
Natixis was very innovative in gaining market share ... [but] they found an innovative way to lose money
Hong Kong-based structuring head at a rival dealer
When people get smacked across the head a few times, they tend to prep a bit more or even over prep
Head of treasury at a European bank
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Natixis’s €260m hit blamed on big books and Kospi3 product
Rivals say French dealer grew business too quickly – with leveraged version of Korean index one source of pain
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Margins of error
Clearing house CME reported two margin breaches totalling $79 million in the first quarter of the year. The CME attributed the shortfalls to increased volatility, without identifying either the parties or the positions involved. The bigger of the two breaches, $47 million in size, was the largest since public disclosure began in 2015.
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