Commodity derivatives
Spotlight on auction in €114m Nasdaq clearing blow-up
Four-member auction may have turned 39% margin breach into huge default fund loss
UK derivatives values grow on forex activity
Foreign exchange contact values leap £0.4 trillion in second quarter
Sanctions and renewables inform LME product plans
Metal exchange expansion focuses on effects of geopolitics and boom in demand for batteries
UK derivatives market continues to shrink
Gross market values lowest since December 2007
BP net derivative assets top $1.5 billion
Hedging instruments fair values rise while oil prices surge
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Podcast: Brigo on derivatives, AI, machine learning and more
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OTF uncertainty adds to Mifid II guesswork
Commodity firms need clarity on new type of venues to adjust to imminent rules
Top 10 energy risks and challenges
Regulation and changing market dynamics among threats to energy in year ahead
Are failure indexes fair play?
Regulators must clarify stance on trading off big-data forecasts of outages, writes energy consultant
US courts restrict reach of Commodity Exchange Act
Recent cases make it harder to pursue instances of overseas misconduct
Final US position limits rule will take ‘at least a year’
CFTC expected to draft a narrow list of contracts in scope
Esma adviser says position limits to be published in Nov
Task force member warns of market “disorder” in tight window before Mifid II goes live
Too little, too late: Esma data won’t fix energy firms’ Mifid woes
Data confusion and unworkable exemption timeframe risk commodity market disruption
Esma to publish Mifid II commodity market data by July
Data vital to establish if firms are in Mifid II, but it will be incomplete, agency says
Mifid trading rules cast a shadow over position limits
Contracts caught will depend on trading obligation rules that are still unclear
What financialisation means for oil: Ilia Bouchouev of Koch
Investor demand now drives oil prices as much as physical fundamentals
Mifir transparency rules could capture illiquid packages
Criteria to assess which package transactions are liquid are too broad, industry warns
‘Wrong type of liquidity’ spells trouble for energy hedges
Cyclical lull conceals structural shift as liquidity becomes shorter-dated and more flighty
Vietnam plans to streamline commodity hedging rules
Regulator to simplify approval process for trades, but the market will take time to develop
Plastics hedging rising amid US chemical industry boom
Several obstacles limiting potential growth, say plastics market participants
India hesitates on physical settlement for commodity options
Sebi wrestling with shoddy warehousing infrastructure