Our take
In EU stress tests, everyone’s a loser
European Union-wide stress tests deserve a 'Could do better'
Asian exotics desks need to slash risk
Time for structured products desks to curb their appetite for risk
How replication simplifies pricing of vol exotics
Barclays quants replicate knock-out corridor swaps using barrier options in bid to make pricing easier
Humans struggle to keep pace with machine learning
Banks and regulators grapple with ‘XAI’ challenge
The aftershocks of Einar Aas
Energy could be particularly badly affected by the €114m default of Nasdaq power trader Einar Aas
Lesson from alt premia’s horrible year: be patient
Investment approach’s diversification benefits can’t be relied on in the short term
Searching for the end of Giancarlo’s white-paper trail
CFTC chairman faces key test to turn thought leadership into real reform
Compression lessons from Japan
Chinese banks remain reluctant to compress, but Japan’s example offers succour
Let regulators manage no-deal risks
EU can stop swaps market falling over a Brexit cliff – and EU firms will be biggest losers if they don’t act
Fischer Black was right. Somewhat
CFM quants show timing and extent of mean reversion using a highly data-intensive study
The foreshocks of Brexit
As Brexit chaos continues, energy firms and traders are upping sticks and leaving the UK
No fast buck for global banks moving into China
New entrants must not think majority stake in JV will pay immediate dividends
Bank data: gold mine, or minefield?
The urge for dealers to sell their financial data is being counterbalanced by fears over client reactions
Counterparty credit exposure won't spark the next Lehman
Curbing of riskiest exposures and shedding of assets means banks in far better shape 10 years on
Is AD the answer to quicker MVA calculation?
Quants propose faster technique for Simm-MVA based on algorithmic differentiation
US policy can't save coal, but it can still have an impact
The new US power plan won't save a struggling industry, but that doesn't mean it won't make a difference for the worse
Risktech start-ups: survival of the fittest?
A new breed of vendors could change the face of risk management, if they can hang around long enough
Offshore Eonia? A weird idea for weird times
As pressure builds in the search for a new rate, some non-EU banks are looking at ways of keeping the existing one alive
To Hull and back: a 20-year hiatus in bank e-trading plans
In the 1990s, banks tried to buy automated trading expertise; now, after a long break, they’re trying to build it
Clearing up Deutsche’s swaps ‘shift’
Reported move of euro business is not as straightforward – or as dramatic – as it seemed
How old calibration techniques can be applied to exotics pricing
SocGen quants propose technique to more accurately calibrate exotic options
Regulatory arbitrage: a crime, or a warning?
It could be unwise to ignore disproportionate regulatory impacts on specific business lines
Asia balks at swallowing Mifid whole
Local regulators are right to cherry-pick elements of Europe’s new regime for their own versions
Short term, LNG view
Excitement over fast-growing LNG markets shouldn't blind us to the potential risks