CME Group
Swap futures no threat to brokers – Icap Sef chief
Paulhac says CME swap future is being pushed as a margin-light product for clients
QCCP stand-off could hurt EU banks, says CME's Taylor
European members of non-EU CCPs face "capital cliff"
GF Futures set to expand beyond London by joining CME
First the LME, now the firm is looking at the US
CME Clearing Europe: Scale will count, says Betsill
New chief exec prepares for "intense" European clearing fight
Derivatives trading rises in North American regional crudes
Oil firms turning to LLS, WCS, Mars and Midland for hedging exposures
Crude palm oil OTC swap use on the increase as prices rise
Greater liquidity on long-dated swaps than on exchange-traded options
Split reaction to international firms' Asia clearing plans
Eurex's Singapore CCP finds favour with market, CME less so
More US oil producers hedging with non-WTI crudes
Increased volatility pushes oil producers to hedge with LLS, WCS and other regional crudes
Coal derivatives market fired up by new participants
Commodity traders and physical producers move into coal derivatives as major banks retreat
Asian exchanges considering co-operation agreements to boost liquidity
Several Asian exchanges looking to set up similar deals to leaked ASX/CME proposal
SMX purchase gives Ice two-year Asia advantage over rivals
Atlanta-based derivatives exchange Ice's decision to scoop up SMX gives the firm on-the-ground presence for clearing and trading in Asia
CFTC correct in row over US Treasury liquidity - Risk.net poll
A poll of Risk readers finds that 56% agree the CFTC should require CCP holdings of US Treasuries to be backed by committed liquidity facilities
Study casts doubt on mandatory futures insurance
Mandatory insurance for assets held by futures brokers would be extremely costly, concludes industry-backed report
Revived Dodd-Frank position limits worry energy firms
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is gearing up for another big fight over position limits, after its original rule was rejected by a federal court. The agency’s latest proposal, released in November, gives market participants little reason for…
CME threatens to flee US as regulators challenge liquidity of US Treasury collateral
US CCPs may need committed funding to count US Treasury collateral as liquid
Paulhac leaves CME Group
CME’s head of OTC products and services is expected to take up a senior position at Icap at critical juncture for electronic swaps trading
No plans to change haircuts on US Treasury collateral, CME says
CME Group has no plans to alter haircuts on US Treasury bills, despite some concern that politicians will fail to avert a US default on October 17
After three months, Ice CDS index future has less than 70 open contracts
Launched with a fanfare earlier this year, trading in Ice’s new credit index future has since stalled. Critics say it is dead, but its backers argue it is too soon to write the contract off. Peter Madigan reports
Critics assail industry-sponsored study on HFT
Critics say industry-sponsored study into impact of high-frequency trading in futures markets is flawed
The slow growth of cross-product margining
The slow growth of cross-product margining
CCP regulation needs to be regional, not national: SGX
SGX head of clearing risk urges greater cooperation among region's regulators
Sefs and exchanges echo EC's CDS licence complaints
Abuse of power?
Eurex preps launch of FX options and futures
German derivatives exchange will move into the forex market in October as it aims to compete for volume in listed futures and options