Subject: Hedge fund addiction, regulatory ambition, and a perpetual question

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Markets
How hedge funds ‘hooked’ on carry fuelled rates mayhem in Europe
Short-volatility traders with ‘weak hands’ may have created a market that breaks easily under stress
28 Oct 2026   |  Feature
Regulation
Burning ambition: will Europe join the US in setting fire to the rules?
As the US dismantles post-crisis regulations, some think Europe will follow in a bid to boost economic growth
27 Oct 2026   |  Feature
Regulation
Can US perpetual futures solve their identity crisis?
Market could fall under four different regulatory categories, with sharply diverging outcomes
26 Oct 2026   |  Feature
Markets
Banks peg range accrual coupons to CDS spreads
Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas tie note coupon barriers to French sovereign and iTraxx Europe CDS spreads
28 Oct 2026   |  News
XVAs
Little consensus on how banks manage FVA
Risk Benchmarking: Majority of dealers still mix and match methodologies for funding adjustments
26 Oct 2026   |  Special
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STAT OF THE WEEK

Securitisation exposures surge 80% at European banks as risk density falls

Aggregate securitisation exposures at the 20 largest European banks jumped from €609.8 billion ($633.4 billion) in Q2 2022 to €1.1 trillion in Q2 2026, with associated RWAs increasing by €65.8 billion to €191.6 billion over the same period.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Ice flow weathers geopolitics and supply storms

“Where we’re seeing a ton of trading pick-up is in all our regional basis contracts to Henry Hub” – Trabue Bland, Intercontinental Exchange

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