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BarCap survey shows options e-commerce still lags behind
A Barclays Capital survey of its corporate customers has found that electronic trading of foreign exchange options is lagging behind, as the market attempts to shift trading from voice brokerage to e-commerce systems.
DTCC continues post-trade processing push
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Gina Ghent as a vice-president for business development. Ghent will be responsible for expanding the New York-based clearance and settlement firm’s over the-counter derivatives post-trade…
MiFID support high, despite the costs
In the first of a new series of articles surveys exploring in more detail the inner workings of the op risk and compliance disciplines, Georgina Kenyon examines the results of a recent survey into the controversial MiFID directive
A case for convergence?
With Basel II regulatory capital becoming increasingly more risk-sensitive, the value of a separate economic capital system must be questioned. Christopher Hall of Risk Advisors considers the differences between economic capital and regulatory capital,…
Too much power in hedge funds' hands?
city debate: hedge funds and power
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Introduction - New frontiers in credit
Rising energy prices have thrown the issue of credit into stark relief, and credit lines are being used up increasingly quickly. How should credit managers react?
Correlation - The energy price factor
Navneet Arora provides empirical evidence that significant correlations exist between the movements of commodity prices and the credit quality of firms in the energy sector
Questioning dollar cost averaging
When implementing a hedging strategy, the popular dollar cost averaging approach may sometimes be less prudent than the lump-sum method for managing energy risk, writes Tim Simard
At the flick of a switch
Jesper Andreasen and Martin Dahlgren present a regime-switching model for electricity derivatives that incorporates spiky spot-price dynamics and allows for closed-form pricing of forwards, options and swaptions
Commodities Count 2006
The recent swell in energy market participants means the battle for dominance has never been fiercer, but the increased competition means ever-more sophisticated product offerings, finds Stella Farrington
Credit - Energising credit
Traditional credit instruments can be used to mitigate credit risk in the energy sector, despite the unique risk management challenges, says Chris Coovrey
Building a future for Chinese securitisation
China's capital markets are hardly at the cutting edge of global developments: stifling state control and regulation have so far hindered the emergence of a securitisation market. But that may be set to change after landmark issues from two banks. Nadia…
Winter blues hit bond markets as investors get cold feet
Investors wary of LBO risk and shareholder-friendly activity have become more discriminating about new issuance
Market graphic - The argument for short mezz/long index
Anticipating a sharp correction to spreads over the next few years, Andrew Feldstein, senior portfolio manager at BlueMountain Capital Management, puts forward a case for a short mezzanine tranche/long index position
Securitisation market pulls together
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Back to basics
We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask ... Erwan Curien, head of the quantitative team at technology vendor Sophis, explains how credit default swaptions work