Derivatives
Eurex product co-head departs
Zubin Ramdarshan’s exit comes after exchange CEO Robbert Booij confirms departure
Derivatives house of the year: ENGIE
With more than 200 clients across 13 countries in Asia, ENGIE combines deep experience of physical energy markets with cross‑commodity derivatives expertise
BRL bulls hold firm after Bolsonaro first-round win
Hedge funds keep USD/BRL puts ahead of election run-off as protection premiums for Lula upset soar
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for 10-year US Treasury perp
Extended review period for first-of-its-kind contract will run until November 29
Commodity and equity derivatives drive record liability gap at UK banks
Net derivatives balance narrows to lowest in a decade as liabilities rise faster than assets
Equity swaps notional jumps by record $766bn at US G-Sibs
Notional rises 16% to $5.5 trillion in Q2, outpacing options growth
Repricing inflation risk in choppy energy markets
Barclays’ Samy Ben Aoun outlines a method for modelling the sensitivity of inflation swaps to energy shocks
JP Morgan leads US banks to highest derivatives exposure in a decade
BNY, Goldman and Wells Fargo at all-time highs
7IM hits £1bn with blend of in-house and bank QIS
UK manager combines its own strategies with offerings from Goldman, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and SG
Hedge funds return to JGB flatteners after brutal stop-outs
Funds bet repatriation of assets by Japan’s pension funds will driver further long-end yield compression
Reconciling P- and Q-calibration with path-dependent volatility
A mixed approach designed to improve calibration robustness is presented
BNP Paribas outlines path for FICC algos, SDP and AI projects
After taking on new Cortex and AI roles, BNPP’s Razaq sets out the bank’s expansion plans and new tech projects
Major US banks’ equity collateral surges to record $140bn
Stocks overtake Treasuries as fourth-largest OTC collateral type
DB USA’s cleared OTC notional surges eightfold in Q2
Revival of FCM propels Deutsche’s cleared OTC derivatives to fourth-largest among non-G-Sibs
Alphabet, Micron ramp up FX hedging
Tech pair leads FX derivatives surge in year to Q2, while notionals at Apple and Johnson & Johnson decline
Traders remain on alert as Kospi-KRW decoupling wanes
Negative equity-FX correlation normalises as vol subsides, but funds poised for future opportunities
Options vanna positioning echoes 2024 vol spike, banks warn
Extreme negative position could exacerbate vol response in US equity selloff
Critics say perps are all froth. The numbers suggest otherwise
Healthy open interest in perpetual futures with TradFi underlyings could threaten incumbent exchanges like CME and Eurex
Report once: will Esma’s €1bn reforms deliver the full picture?
Critics say plan to merge three reporting regimes will see scant returns, and won’t mesh with single-sided reporting
CFTC accused of ‘double standards’ on compute futures
Duffy questions ‘long review’ of CME’s contract when Kalshi already offers similar product
EU eases non-cleared margin rules for smaller players
New proposals aim to cut compliance and reporting requirements for phase five and six firms