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FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds
Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers
How US shutdown set off long-awaited basis bet
Hedge funds dust off a years-in-the-making relative value trade to profit from fallback mismatch
ECB seeks capital clarity on Spire repacks
Dealers split between counterparty credit risk and market risk frameworks for repack RWAs
FSB chief defends global non-bank regulation drive
Schindler slams ‘misconception’ that regulators intend to impose standardised bank-like rules
People: You’re fired! US agency rejig, new CROs at ING, StanChart, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
FXSpotStream expands into US Treasuries trading
Bank-owned streaming venue targets mid-year launch, offering “all you can eat” subscription fees
Crisis-era CDO protection keeps on giving for Athene
Apollo-owned insurer still sees payments from sold CDS protection on a 2006 synthetic resecuritisation
Will lifer exodus kill Taiwan’s NDF market?
Traders split over whether insurers’ retreat from FX hedging is help or hindrance
Calamos brings popular US autocall ETF to Europe
Dublin filing points to Q1 launch for Calamos Autocallable Income Ucits ETF
EC’s closing auction plan faces cool reception from markets
Participants say proposal for multiple EU equity closing auctions would split price formation
SocGen’s PB clearing head departs for SwapAgent role
Jamie Gavin takes external consulting role for LSEG’s non-cleared swaps platform
Aussie inflation traders call for linker buyback scheme
Firms fear liquidity bifurcation as market transitions to new indexation formula
Deutsche Bank returns to US swaps client clearing
Re-entry comes after Basel III endgame proposals sparked capacity concerns among global clients
MTS eyes 2027 launch for dealer-to-client swaps trading
Plans for US Sef licence could address missing piece in defunct WeMatch swaps tie-up
SpectrAxe steps into FX forwards and swaps
US regulatory filings show options Clob is expanding into linear instruments
Hopes rise for EU re-entry to UK swaps market
EC says discussions on draft decision softening derivatives trading obligation are ‘advanced’
Brokers must shift HFT servers after China colocation ban
New exchange guidance drives rush for “proximity colo” in nearby data centres
BoE’s Ramsden defends UK’s ring-fencing regime
Deputy governor also says regulatory reform is coming to the UK gilt repo market
LatAm FX carry trade shrugs off geopolitical fears
Clients in regional carry positions remain undeterred by US interventions, say dealers
EBA supports global op risk taxonomy, but it won’t happen soon
New EU framework designed to ease adoption by banks; other jurisdictions have different priorities
S&P bull run drives interest in reset and lookback hedges
Variable strike put options proved popular alternative hedging format of 2025