Equities
Equity VAR hovering near four-year high at US banks
Gauges of stock market risk rise 36% in just one year
Record $95bn in equities sits with US banks as OTC margin
Stocks on par with US Treasuries in top dealers’ collateral trove
Equity derivatives house of the year: JP Morgan
Risk Awards 2026: Volatility strategies and technology investment help realise hyper scale-up
Korean autocalls to make comeback, with ‘smaller pie’ for banks
As equity-linked autocallable channels look set to reopen, new rules could limit market’s revival
Is 2027 the new 24-hour trading target?
Slew of technical issues and dearth of SEC staff compound exchanges’ reluctance for round-the-clock equity trading
Deep learning alpha signals from limit order books
An analysis on network architectures applied to limit order book data is presented
Taco trades and fake news fatigue
Is another era of ‘will he, won’t he’ numbing rates and FX traders to its jeopardy?
Asic probe piles pressure on ASX to deliver Chess replacement
But market insiders think late intervention by regulators could even slow down implementation
Industry warns EU not to imitate US equity market rules
Adopting a US-style equity order protection rule will hinder, not bolster EU markets, groups say
Non-cash collateral jump spurs tri-party VM expansion
BNY, Euroclear and JPM extend collateral platforms to variation margin as bonds and equities gain traction
ABN Amro trading equity volume doubled to €31trn in 2024
Dutch bank outpaces all European peers on key systemic risk metric and trails only three US firms
Tariff whiplash fuels clearing volumes at major CCPs
Record OCC volumes and strong gains at CME and Eurex mark April’s tariff-driven trading spike
JP Morgan’s equity VAR hit GFC levels in March
Bank blames now-matured client position for temporary risk surge
Vol ‘too low’ given US uncertainty, say market-makers
Isda AGM: Panellists warn against complacency heading into the summer as US 90-day tariff pause rolls off
US exchanges fight SEC fee caps in court
Cboe and Nasdaq expected to defend rebates that critics say impede market efficiency
European investors ramp up FX hedging as ‘dollar smile’ fades
Analysts at one bank expect average hedge ratios to jump from 39% to 70% within six months
JP Morgan’s equity and commodity VAR soar to five-year highs
Trading risk gauges jump 150% and 190% amid Q1 trading flurry
MSU endowment beats peers by ‘not minding that it hurts’
CIO Philip Zecher rides out tariff storm with long-term view; singles out ‘Mag 3’ tech stocks
US tariffs spur rush to European dividend futures
Turnover hits €3.5bn in three days as traders brace for fallout on corporate balance sheets
Deutsche’s Americas CRO on risk-taking in choppy markets
Risk Live Boston: Risk managers must stay alive to sudden market moves, but volatility can also bring opportunity, says Jonathan Hummel
The end of the world, or an artificial crisis?
Bimodal tariff threat leaves investors grappling with uncertainty