Iran
Crisis? Which crisis? How ECB stress test failed to see Strait
Banks were told to design geopolitical shock scenarios, but some focused mainly on tariffs
Energy Risk Awards 2026: The winners
Award winners guide clients through multiple market shocks thanks to physical market presence and data & analytics prowess
In Iran war, VAR models ease cliff effect on Ice and CME margins
At 105%, EEX – using Span model – saw largest single-day jump compared with those CCPs
Asian banks close out energy clients as Iran war bites
Firms with short jet fuel positions faced losses up to $100 million as initial margin soared 566%
The dollar do-si-do: hedgers review FX moves
Brief return of US dollar to safe-haven status amid Iran upheaval prompts real money investors to pause hedging activity
The rise of AI politics
AI should not be treated as just another technology, writes MAS adviser David Hardoon
Top 10 operational risks for 2026
Industry shares intel on biggest collective threats, as well as remedies and loss gauges
Eurex dividend futures volumes jump on Iran shock
Turnover triples as investors hedge dividend cuts risk
Deutsche Bank CRO’s year of living dangerously
Marcus Chromik explains his approach to geopolitical risk, operational resilience and AI adoption
Comerica, Frost lead US banks on commodity derivatives concentration
Commodity-linked trades account for one-third of derivatives books at both lenders
What futures and options say about the cost of war
Spot prices reveal major disruption, futures indicate this will pass, options imply ongoing instability
Ice CDS volumes surge as investors hedge Iran shock
Single-name volumes outpace indexes as investors target specific risks
Oil clearing volumes surge at Ice, CME
Ice Europe nears Brent clearing record midway through March
Oil producers hedge rally with Brent shorts
Energy firms hedge oil spike as funds position for further gains
FCMs held record customer funds on eve of Iran war
F&O funds climbed 6% in February as seven brokers set new records
Polytechnique’s Lehalle on bottleneck models and Hormuz closure
Iran conflict raises a now-familiar problem, says quant: how to predict which goods go where
Iran conflict squeezes hedge funds’ short inflation bets
Rising gas and oil prices have sent headline inflation soaring with some funds being stopped out
Hedge funds stopped out on euro steepener amid Iran conflict
Gas price rises flattened 10s30s euro swap spread, forcing investors to cut positions
Iran strikes a stress test for CCP margin models
CME’s Span2 and Ice’s IRM2 are performing as advertised. The next few days could test their mettle
Iran conflict forces EM carry trade unwinds
Surging oil prices, rising vol and dollar flight triggered stop-outs of emerging market positions, say dealers
Op risk data: GVA and Nobitex in geopolitical risk strikes
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