Articles by Lukas Becker
Eonia death will hit valuations and OIS market – expert
Working group hears end of Euribor by 2020 would threaten financial stability
Libor expert: don’t rely on forward RFR rates for transition
Swaps users should embrace backward-looking risk-free rates instead, says chair of UK working group
Buy side using compression tools to create, not destroy
Custom-trading services are booming at Bloomberg and Tradeweb, but not for the reasons intended
Swaps users to get three choices for synthetic Libor
Consultation due next month as industry tries to avoid big losses on benchmark’s death
Number of banks per RFQ jumps in EU, posing risk to prices
Some requests for quote are sent to over 20 dealers, raising worries about information leakage
Euro swaps market faces loss of key basis hedge
New Eonia/Euribor swaps will be barred from 2020 if Eonia fails to comply with EU benchmark rules
Vol virus: how a CCP basis leapt from swaps to swaptions
A clearing house basis has opened up between JSCC and LCH on yen swaptions – despite neither clearing the product
Broker hid yen swaptions basis after trader backlash
Japan’s Totan had been first to show volatility basis; sources speculate traders wanted to avoid re-marking books
FCA: Libor contract changes shouldn’t trigger margin rules
Moving from Libor to an RFR shouldn’t force margin requirement on legacy non-cleared trades, says UK regulator
Funding changes break cross-currency, Libor/OIS link
Tax reform and Treasury issuance focuses bank US dollar funding pressures onshore
Swaps basis leaps as LDI funds prep for Libor’s death
Gap between 30-year Libor and Sonia swaps surges 36% in three weeks
Keith Bailey leaves Barclays
Former Isda chair departed UK bank at end of January, Risk.net understands
Swaps users face tense wait for Euribor all-clear
Euro swaps market would have a year to replace rate if it fails to comply with EU benchmark rules
BoE to authorise EU CCPs ‘at 00:01’ on Brexit day
Central bank hopes plan to preserve access for EU CCPs will be reciprocated
Scrapping of Eonia revamp piles pressure on ECB
Dealers fear central bank's new rate won’t arrive in time to create swap curve by 2020
Pensions shackle UK to RPI linkers, say traders
Carney’s call to end use of flawed inflation index faces obstacles
Euro swaptions market prepares for pricing revamp
Interdealer market to adopt collateralised cash price from July, but some fear impact on legacy books
Goldman discloses ‘speed bumps’ for forex clients
Past behaviour may subject clients to a 200-millisecond hold period, as US bank tries to avoid losses
Platforms win small on Mifid day one
Some dealers stopped quoting bilaterally on smaller bond trades
LCH and Eurex extend new swap VM treatment
Three US banks used method to cut swaps assets by more than $300bn in third quarter
EBF to update European master agreement
Derivatives and repo docs to be amended in light of new regulations, giving users an EU law option post-Brexit
FCA: buy side can stop work on VM rules for forwards
UK regulator follows up on statement from ESAs that urged forbearance
EC backs forex forward margin exemption
Need for change is “undisputed”, official says – but short-term relief expected to come via forbearance
Forex forward users delay VM plans amid uncertainty
Firms postpone plans to start margining before January 3 in case EU regulators scrap new requirement