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Ice clears $71 billion of CDSs

Atlanta-based derivatives exchange IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) has cleared $71 billion notional in credit default swaps (CDS) in the four weeks since the launch of its central clearing platform. The exchange cleared 613 transactions and reported open…

Fed approval leaves Ice/TCC on brink of CDS clearing

Intercontinental Exchange's (Ice) application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System has been approved by the US central bank, overcoming one of the final obstacles preventing the firm from launching its central clearing platform for credit…

Breath of Liffe

Amid fierce competition and regulatory scrutiny, the combined initiative by derivatives exchange Liffe and clearing house LCH.Clearnet for clearing credit default swaps was launched on December 22. Will the two companies have a first-mover advantage? By…

Liffe prepares for CDS clearing launch in US

London-based derivatives exchange Liffe, which launched its joint central clearing solution with LCH.Clearnet for credit default swaps (CDSs) in Europe on December 22, will roll out the service to US customers in the next few weeks.

Liffe to clear credit derivatives in Q4

London-based derivatives exchange Liffe will begin clearing contracts linked to the Markit iTraxx indexes of European credit default swaps (CDSs) during the fourth quarter of 2008.

SuperDerivatives partners Liffe

SuperDerivatives, a London-based option pricing services provider, and the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) have announced a strategic partnership to provide SuperDerivatives’ users with direct access to the Liffe…

Liffe to list options on stock index ETFs

London-based derivatives exchange Liffe is to list options on the iShares FTSE 100 and DJ Euro Stoxx 50 exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are operated by San Francisco-based asset manager Barclays Global Investors.

Liffe hit by Euribor rates derivatives surge

Surging trading volumes this year, specifically on short-term interest rate (Stir) futures and options products, caused processing capacity problems at the London Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe), according to RiskNews’ sister publication,…

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