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Dealer concern over proposed change to client margin segregation
Ice Trust estimates it might have to increase initial margin by 63% to cover risk.
Dow Jones launches venture capital index
A new index measures changes in the market value of venture capital-financed companies in the US
Buy-side favours low-cost clearing, says UBS
Findings of UBS equity analysts stoke fears of race to the bottom among over-the-counter derivatives clearing firms
Asia now the world's biggest regulated derivatives market, FIA says
Asia overtook North America as the biggest exchange-traded derivatives market for the first time during the first half of the year. And the exchange derivatives market may continue growing after the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory reforms, market…
CME chief says central clearing house removes 'black swan' threat
Chicago Merchantile Exchange's (CME) Asia energy and metals chief says the group’s central counterparty clearing (CCP) house removes the possibility of a ‘black swan’ incident
New CME coal contracts signal maturing coal market
CME launches four swap futures and options contracts in a move that analysts say will boost the global coal market
Pass the microphone: CFTC’s Scott O’Malia to CME Group’s James Newsome
This month, Scott O’Malia, a commissioner of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, puts his questions to James Newsome, member of the board of directors of the CME Group and a former CFTC chairman
Dealer-led market may be disrupted by Dodd-Frank
Banks could lose margins and competitive edge as a result of derivatives reforms in Dodd-Frank Act
Enforce clearing, catapult FX into the big league, say FX Week USA panellists
Foreign exchange is held back from fulfilling its potential as an asset class because of counterparty risk issues, said panellists.
A new direction for weather derivatives
Specialised quanto products are now driving demand in the weather derivatives markets. Alex Davis looks at why this is the case, and how improvements in data provision are making this possible
Global crude benchmark WTI is flawed, according to expert
The global oil industry is increasingly turning away from WTI as a physical price benchmark, says industry consultant
Markets give backing to WTI as oil benchmark
Strong Q2 trading volumes reassert WTI's place as global pricing benchmark
Buy side steers clear of CCPs
Regulators have pushed hard to ensure buy-side firms are able to access central counterparties since the crisis began. But despite the launch of several new services, very few buy-side participants are actually using them. By Mark Pengelly
Isda AGM: 'Trepidation' over central clearing, admits CME
Uncertainty over the final shape of regulatory reform is reportedly making buy-side firms wary of committing to central clearing.
Dealers warn of risks of forced allocation in OTC clearing
Clearing houses could cause large losses for their members if they don't put limits on portfolio allocation, dealers think.
Buy-side CDS clearing 'not really happening'
Despite regulatory calls for buy-side clearing of credit derivatives, few client trades are being cleared.
Credit data vendors focus on liquidity metrics
Vendors and their clients are focusing on the implementation of liquidity analytics to boost credit risk management
Limits on metal derivatives meet opposition
The commodity market is divided on position limits for metal derivatives.
CME launches crude palm oil contract
A dollar-denominated, cash-settled crude palm oil futures contract will begin trading on CME Globex on May 23, 2010 under a partnership between CME Group and Bursa Malaysia.
The CME Icebreaker
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched a clearing service for credit default swaps on December 15, with several major dealers and buy-side firms as founding members. Will it capture market share from rival IntercontinentalExchange? By Alastair Marsh
First snowfall trade cleared on CME
Choice Environmental, a portfolio company of OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH), has brokered the first CME-cleared snowfall hedging risk instrument – a snowfall binary option contract for Detroit.