North America
CME-FICC cross-margin extension timeline questioned
SEC changes and queries around margin segregation may make end-2025 deadline unrealistic
NSCC suffers record $7bn liquidity shortfall
Index rebalancing in December drives CCP’s largest-ever simulated funding gap
Op risk data: Crypto hack bites Bybit; fat-finger flurry at Citi
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SLR relief for Treasuries would lift median banks’ ratio by 57bp
Charles Schwab and Goldman Sachs set for biggest boost if Covid-era relief returns
CFTC aims to settle enforcement cases within 30 days
Remediation initiative accompanies new effort to slash penalties for technical violations
JP Morgan QIS notionals hit $100bn
Dealer sees 15% annual growth in ‘imperfect’ notional measure, eyes rates and FX for next phase
US banks tiptoe back to least liquid assets for HQLAs
Goldman and Wells Fargo drive rebound on Level 2A holdings after two-year retreat
‘Trump slump’ hedges rise on rate cut fears
One dealer notes fivefold increase in number of clients hedging against possibility of faster rate cuts
Credit fears drive US banks’ IRC requirements to 2022 highs
JP Morgan, BofA lead with triple-digit surge in Q4
Disappearing dealer gamma spurs wild stock swings
Stock market selloff leaves dealers perilously close to peak short gamma positioning
Citi sees sevenfold spike in derivs exposure cash outflows amid data upgrade
FX data enhancement triggers record-breaking projected cashflows, but net position remains largely unchanged
SRT markets kick US banks’ caution to the kerb
Market for capital relief trades continues apace despite US banks’ reluctance to offer leverage
US banks record spike in trading loss-making days in Q4
UBS Americas and Stifel lead banks in worst trading quarter of 2024
Hedge funds flock to US swap spreads on SLR easing talk
‘Trade of the year’ sees investors position for shrinking negative basis as Treasuries predicted to outperform swaps
Market knee-jerks keep VAR models on their toes
With a return to volatility, increased backtesting exceptions show banks’ algos are stretched
Impaired loans surge at Canadian banks
RBC leads increase with soured C$1.5bn utility loan
Capital One, UBS Americas drive SVAR window adjustments in 2024
Bank duo responsible for over half of all lookback period changes across US banks
US dealers tally most VAR breaches since mid-2023
Market turmoil in Q4 blindsides models at systemic and regional banks alike
CFTC acting chair: ‘We don’t need a Dodd-Frank for crypto’
US regulator wants real-time market surveillance; focuses on rise of liquidity risk
US banks’ unrealised losses surge by $33bn in Q4
Led by JPM, Wells Fargo and Capital One, every major bank reported higher losses in AOCI, in reversal of previous quarter’s recovery