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Banks scale back short-dated FX swaps trading, BIS finds
Interbank FX swaps hit by higher short-term hedging and funding costs, while longer-dated forwards activity jumps
Nomura shuffles risk methodology team
Epperlein takes advisory role six months after Japanese bank’s FRTB IMA go-live
Derivatives industry blasts EU reporting framework
Complaints about duplicate and ambiguous trade reporting requirements aired at Esma’s Data Day
CME futures outage caused FX spot pricing problems
At least one non-bank was forced to pull prices, and NDFs also affected
Chicago data centre outage forced clearers to turn away clients
Friday’s cooling system failure highlights cracks in tech and concentration risk of big CCPs
LCH goes live with agency model for client clearing
English law version of FCM-style European trust model approved, as Eurex lags behind
Andy Ross leaves StanChart
CurveGlobal veteran confirms his departure as bank’s global head of prime brokerage
US banks hoping for end of DFAST global market shock
As Fed consults on stress-test reform, lobby group argues regulator is double-counting market risk
Credit default swaps break through fourth wall
Fourth-trigger CDS trading ramps up as more protection sellers enter field
People moves: BofA’s new markets heads, Barclays takes SG’s Mastrangelo, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Growth in China snowball lookalikes sparks questions
New products include tweaks to sidestep restrictions, but some believe they don’t go far enough
Traders prepare for EU energy rules despite political risk
Exporter pressure on LNG supplies is threatening Europe’s regulatory push, leaving markets uncertain
Hedge funds cut BoJ bets after torrid year in yen rates
Dealers see lighter positioning after shock October election saw more than $300m of losses, compounding April’s pain
Risk Awards 2026: The winners
Citi claims top derivatives prize, lifetime award for Dennis McLaughlin, JP Morgan wins equities
Compression eases capital, risk bottlenecks amid CNH swap boom
Dealers say multilateral compression for yuan cross-currency swaps can increase trading capacity
NatWest retunes options tool to create, not hedge
Auto-hedging algo replicates non-linear exposures in spot for clients that can’t trade options
Hong Kong regulator exploring Southbound Swap Connect
Discussions on Southbound route for swaps trading follows surge in Northbound activity
LSEG adds market risk optimisation for FX options
Tool attracts eight dealers and could be expanded to rates and equity options
EBA to weigh in on credit spread risk conundrum
Industry confusion persists over which products in banking book are affected by spread changes
Market-makers near limit for lira carry-based options trades
FX Markets Europe: Questions around liquidity, market risk and crowding constrain new Turkey flows
Internalisation trend driving FX market opacity to new highs
FX Markets Europe: Dealers say they internally matched up to 1,500% more volume than public markets during April