Derivatives
Autocall ETFs set to triple, with products tied to gold and rockets
New market’s rapid expansion includes both defensive and high-octane offerings
Hong Kong biotech: from niche exposure to broader product ecosystem
Hong Kong’s biotech market is maturing from a niche thematic allocation into a broader capital markets proposition
Megabanks boost repo exposures after SLR reform
Volumes of repo-style transactions at US systemic banks top $2.5trn, helping drive record-low SLRs in Q1
SocGen is getting into the systematic equity dispersion game
New single-stock options index is first step to plugging a gap in the bank’s QIS business
Ice sets up four-way race for Japan’s Tona futures
London joins Osaka, Tokyo and Singapore exchanges in battle for yen rates contracts
UK insurers weigh alternatives to funded reinsurance
Tougher-than-expected PRA capital proposals push insurers to explore new sources of yield
AI could shrink trader roles – markets heads
DekaBank, BNPP AM see hedging, risk position management and bond markets as ripe for robots
Euro area NBFI derivatives spike as ECB flags systemic risks
Cross-border claims surge 32% in Q4, with ECB report suggesting activity concentrated among few G-Sibs
Vol control indexes rewire for V-shaped rebounds
Dealers aim to fix sluggish performance of indexes that underpin $130 billion-a-year FIA market
Derivatives flow spike reshapes Al Rajhi Bank’s liquidity profile
Sudden jump in stressed inflows and outflows cuts net cash outflows to lowest level since 2021
Derivatives house of the year – bank: Natixis CIB
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Bank’s physical market expansion and ETRM enhancements underpin innovative derivatives structures that address volatility
Derivatives house of the year – corporate: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Energy Risk Awards 2026: Indian national oil company transforms derivatives offering amid geopolitical upheaval
Korea’s leveraged ETF expansion aims to stem overseas outflows
Single-name products due in May with two times leverage and strict investor safeguards
ING tops EU peers with hedge-heavy CVA charges
Bank’s €59.4bn CVA hedges dominated by non-CDS instruments
Don’t mention the rules: the fight against prediction market abuse
For the CFTC to regulate new venues effectively, it must first redefine insider trading
Middle East crisis revives demand for VKOs – with a twist
Equity investors balance fear and optimism by pairing 2022’s best hedge with lookback options
UniCredit’s credit derivatives notional jumps 125%
Increases in protection bought and sold far outpaced European peers
Main Street to Wall Street: Kalshi’s bid to go beyond sports bets
Institutional head Andy Ross’s strategy for drawing in investors and charging for ‘wisdom-of-crowds’
US G-Sibs’ trading revenue ebbs to four-quarter low
Credit and rates income slump as Citi posts the sharpest decline
How the Iran war wreaked havoc on consensus US rates trades
Hedge fund steepeners, swap spreads and vol-selling strategies were hit as conflict forced stop-outs during March
HSBC, Mizuho, US Bancorp ensnared by endgame CVA rule
Notional-based backstop leaves most banks exempt from capitalising non-cleared trades