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Dispersion trades weather AI selloff, for now
Gamma-weighted versions of the popular trade gained almost 7% as single-stock volatility surged
EU banks in India cut contingency costs after clearing deal
Esma MoU with two Indian regulators lifts threat to direct clearing for BNP, SocGen and Deutsche
BofA names co-heads for new credit macro trading unit
Reshuffle comes after macro and systematic trading head Derek Hafer jumped to RBC
‘Think like a farmer’: how Transtrend rode out the Hormuz shock
Talking Heads 2026: Transtrend’s Toni Budimir on shifting correlations, staying diversified – and knowing when to stop calculating
BRL options traders count cost of Lula shock
One-way Bolsonaro bets forced dealers into tough hedging choices as USD/BRL gapped 13% on Lula’s victory
Beyond settlement: LSEG’s Dish eyes funding boom
Stablecoin-sceptic, blockchain-agnostic service touts new world of intraday repo and foreign exchange
FRTB revamp won’t restore models to past glory, risk managers say
US-inspired reform only expected to lead to small boost in adoption, with limited desks on IMA
French yield surge sparks scramble to salvage range accruals
Dealers look to shift barriers and reference indexes after Tec10 notes breach upper barriers
Regulators must think bigger to tackle tech risks, says Hong Kong SFC
Leung warns AI adoption and recent cyber scares show new threats require global co-operation
Kalshi preps for ‘imminent’ launch of single-stock perps
CFTC expected to issue no-action letter within days for contracts on 56 individual stocks
Rewriting the output floor: how EU reform options would split the banks
Making transitional relief permanent would offer the biggest cut by 2033, while market-risk changes would create winners and losers
Time to let some air out of the banking system?
Watchdogs worry about lowering standards, but policy-makers eye growth – they face a difficult dilemma
Credit jitters drive CDS volumes to new highs in Q2
US retail funds increase sold protection as credit default swap index notional hits $185bn
Competitiveness mandate for Esma faces uphill battle
European Parliament offers last chance to force Esma to take more nuanced approach
Non-bank dealers urge rethink on FICC default fund reshuffle
Separating margin will cut bank capital, but non-banks warn they face disproportionate risk-sharing
Ice flow weathers geopolitics and supply storms
Talking Heads 2026: Network size and liquidity see exchange group through volatile times and novel products
Banks peg range accrual coupons to CDS spreads
Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas tie note coupon barriers to French sovereign and iTraxx Europe CDS spreads
How hedge funds ‘hooked’ on carry fuelled rates mayhem in Europe
Short-volatility traders with ‘weak hands’ may have created a market that breaks easily under stress
Why a hybrid approach works best for AI in credit risk modelling
AI helps models look beyond quarterly reports, but CRO says governance curtails full automation
NAIC proposal hints at wider scrutiny of insurer investments
US life insurers have pushed back on a proposed change to capital rules for asset-backed securities
Burning ambition: will Europe join the US in setting fire to the rules?
As the US dismantles post-crisis regulations, some think Europe will follow in a bid to boost economic growth
Hedge funds target euro downside amid France unrest
Turmoil drives demand for EUR/USD exotics, pushing up back-end euro vols
Can US perpetual futures solve their identity crisis?
Market could fall under four different regulatory categories, with sharply diverging outcomes
Eurex product co-head departs
Zubin Ramdarshan’s exit comes after exchange CEO Robbert Booij confirms departure
Podcast: Ariye Shater and Hariom Tatsat on AI explainability
Barclays quants discuss their method for monitoring AI with mechanistic interpretability
Banks want AML data upgrade to complement US regulatory reform
FinCEN’s proposed overhaul sparks debate on whether it will lead to smarter or weaker supervision
Swiss franc loan losses are a grey rhino for EU consumer finance
Impact on Polish banks exposed a blind spot on modelling legal risk that has wider implications, says mBank CRO Marek Lusztyn
Swap spread swings push US corporates to rethink locks
Volatile swap spreads have issuers weighing a shift from swap locks to costlier Treasury locks for pre-issuance hedges
CROs urged to use ‘creative’ stress tests for interconnected risks
Risk Live Asia: AI, cyber security and geopolitics mean faster shock transmission across risk types
