Indexes
BarCap extends Barx to variance swaps
Barclays Capital seeks to increase price transparency and speed of trades
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Linking asset classes
Commodity hybrids
Asian growth to boost hedge funds
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BarCap extends Barx to variance swaps
Barclays Capital has extended Barx, its electronic single-dealer trading platform, to cover variance swaps. The service will enable Barclays’ customers to trade variance swaps on a variety of equity indexes through their Bloomberg terminals.
A giant step for equity
China
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Emerging markets
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Skandia spreads out
Profile
SPA newswire
North America
Malaysia: The benefits of liberalisation
Special report: Focus on Asia
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Special report: Focus on Asia
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Basel II
Redefining equity-linked
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ABN Amro's Alpha Indexes
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BarCap extends Barx to variance swaps
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A conference to remember
Structured Products Europe 2005
Playing on correlation
Alternative investment products: Commodity hybrids
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Primary focus