Futures
US propane retailer hedges to offer customers stable prices
Michigan's Crystal Flash struggles with basis risk and volatile weather
Regulators cool on plans to change leverage exposure sums
SA-CCR is mooted successor to 27-year-old CEM, but sensitivity may count against it
China Treasury bond futures hit by cash equity volatility
Increase in volatility as traders exit positions to fund equity portfolios
Tendance Finance sees risk in ETF liquidity
French hedge fund also fears regulators may cap leverage and curtail shorting
Thai Government Pension Fund eyes deeper bond futures market
Fund has large fixed-income assets but there are limited hedging opportunities available
ISAM made a killing on porcine virus trade
CTA unflapped by Greece and unimpressed by regulatory uncertainty in Chinese futures
China exchange growth signals move east in commodities trading
Growth in onshore futures market marks change in derivatives landscape
UOB Bullion and Futures aims for global clearing role
Singapore broker sees opportunity in banking's changing competitive landscape
Clearers challenge Massad over EU client protections
Affiliate and client positions not commingled, they argue
Exchange of the year: APX
Power exchange copes well with evolving market and changes in client demand
Vietnam moves to set up bond and equity index futures markets
A new decree sets out legal framework for establishing futures market
Q&A: Bursa Malaysia looks to build on its palm oil derivatives market
Volatility has driven up volumes and the exchange chief is looking to expand
Ice considers moving Brent contract to avoid EU margin hike
Ice says move is “not an outcome we want to see” but Emir margin could drive users away
All change as investors favour ETFs over futures
High roll costs and inefficient tracking spark shift
CME has “no plans” to corner invoice spread market
Dealers still worried exchange has motive and means to create monopoly
Massad: CFTC will not challenge CME invoice spread rule
No progress on SLR changes, but ‘good chance’ of uncleared margin deadline extension
Variation margin calls drove China copper smelter insolvent
Ill-considered futures trade claims first victim of tighter post-Qingdao financing climate
Quant ideas: Building a better LNG forward curve
An overview of effective methods for constructing long-term LNG forward price curves
RBI says India corporates need to increase forex hedging
Potential US rate rise puts rupee depreciation back on the table
Wells Fargo: clear ambition
Low leverage gives clearing newcomer a chance to expand
CME fears futures clearing retreat
Leverage ratio could prompt FCMs to be more picky, warns CME's Sprague
Cutting edge: Kriging smooth energy futures curves
Applying kriging to extract smooth curves from energy futures prices
Primes re-pricing and exiting their tails
Start-ups struggling to establish multiple PB relationships
Goldman client margin soared $4.5bn during wild October
Biggest one-month margin jump of 2014 triggers speculation among rivals