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Markit and MarketAxess team up
MarketAxess, a New York-based multi-dealer trading platform, has subscribed to Markit’s Reference Entity Database (Red) service for its credit derivatives index trading system, which it is expected to launch in September.
China relaxes RMB derivatives market
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has issued new regulations allowing banks to offer renminbi (RMB) cross-currency swaps for the first time. The regulations also make it possible for more banks, including foreign banks, to get approval to offer RMB…
Macquarie’s head of equity markets retires
Ottmar Weiss will retire from his position as head of Macquarie’s equity markets group (EMG) on September 30, a position he has held for five years.
JP Morgan offers clients collateral service
JP Morgan Chase has developed a collateral management service called JP Morgan CommanD.
TT reaches retail market through NinjaTrader
Trading Technologies (TT) has signed a partnership with retail trading software supplier NinjaTrader, allowing it to provide access to its exchange gateways to the retail market-place for the first time.
Crunch time for Eurex US
The board of Eurex agreed on Friday to give its troubled Chicago-based Eurex US operation a month's grace before the boards of the joint venture's owners, Deutsche Borse and the SWX Swiss Exchange, decide on its ultimate fate.
FfastFill and Trading Technologies partner on X Trader
FfastFill has agreed to integrate Trading Technologies' (TT) X Trader front-end with its own middle-office software, and will provide both applications as a complete package.
Deutsche Bank strengthens forex structuring unit
Deutsche Bank has hired two foreign exchange structurers to work in its client strategy and solutions (CSS) group in London.
DTCC reveals Deriv/Serv expansion
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (TCC) has expanded its Deriv/Serv matching and confirmation service to provide support for trades in interest rate swaps and swaptions, equity swaps and variance swaps.
Barclays Capital continues to build equity derivatives unit
Barclays Capital has continued the expansion of its equity derivatives department with the appointments of Ed Ware, Javier Martin and Tetsuo Majima.
TFS brokers first Nymex emissions contract
Global broker Tradition Financial Services (TFS) has brokered the first transaction on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) emissions futures contract.
New cash CDO head at CSFB
Credit Suisse First Boston has promoted Greg Richter to co-head of its New York cash collateralised debt obligation (CDO) business, part of a wider restructuring of its CDO operations.
JP Morgan boosts currency and commodities business
JP Morgan Chase has hired five vice-presidents for its global currency and commodities unit in London.
Evolution expands US west coast emissions brokerage ops
Energy broker Evolution Markets has expanded its environmental market operations for the western US with the hire of Laura Meadors, an expert in environmental market design and analysis. She is based in the San Francisco office, which opened in February…
CME to launch European HICP inflation futures
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is set to launch a European inflation futures contract based on the eurozone harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), excluding tobacco, an annual inflation measure published by Eurostat, on September 19. The contracts…
Patsystems expands derivatives presence with Tamesis takeover
Trading technology specialist Patsystems has bought the loss-making financial software company Tamesis, in a move that it expects will allow it to develop its derivatives market presence.
Ixis sets up credit proprietary trading desk
Ixis corporate and investment bank has hired two former Société Générale (SG) traders to set up a credit proprietary trading desk in London.
BNP Paribas adds eight to corporate fixed income
BNP Paribas has added eight staff to its European fixed-income corporate group.
AIG group to tackle governance and data
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