Equities
SpaceX gives CME’s single-stock futures a much-needed boost
New contracts could take off as IPO bolt-on to S&P 500 contracts
Doubts linger over start date for 24-hour US stock trading
NSCC will be ready in June, but questions remain over corporate actions and circuit breakers
Waiting for the light: what’s stalling European equity markets?
Esma says EU market has a structural problem, but the focus on lit vs dark trading overlooks post-trade issues
Dollar smiles again, but for how long?
Twitchy investors backed the buck during Iran war, but experts are divided on whether this marks a return of the dollar smile
CCB stands apart as Chinese banks diverge on G-Sib indicators
Bank records increases in 13 systemic risk indicators as trading activity jumps in 2025
From insight to execution: building the next-generation cross-asset platform
The shift from research-led platforms to fully integrated client solutions – how closer alignment between platforms is shaping the client experience
UBS to launch merger arb QIS
Bank partners with German asset manager First Private to screen deals using machine learning
Saudi National Bank equity RWAs surge on Basel phase-in
Year-end risk-weight rise of 60pp triggers 18.2% spike in risk charges
Korea’s leveraged ETF expansion aims to stem overseas outflows
Single-name products due in May with two times leverage and strict investor safeguards
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
Equity trading volumes surge at Canadian, Singaporean banks
Seven of eight lenders post double-digit rise in 2025, early systemic data shows
‘A new model’: Marex’s plan to take on the big banks
Non-bank challenger stepping into new businesses and new markets as incumbents retrench
Quiet 2025 ends with balance sheet bedlam at Luxembourg funds
Esoteric funds surge in December as traditional equity investors pare back
Esma supervision proposals ensnare Bloomberg and Tradeweb
Derivatives and bonds venues would become subject to centralised supervision
Markets never forget: the lasting impression of square-root impact
Jean-Philippe Bouchaud argues trade flows have a large and long-term effect on asset prices
Malkiel’s monkeys: a better benchmark for manager skill
A well-known experiment points to an alternative way to assess stock-picker performance, say iM Global Partner’s Luc Dumontier and Joan Serfaty
EC’s closing auction plan faces cool reception from markets
Participants say proposal for multiple EU equity closing auctions would split price formation
When betas meet the cross section: a hybrid risk model for equity portfolios
The authors propose an application of Kelly et al's 2018 model combining regression-based betas with cross-sectional and time series elements, enhancing precision, reducing data needs, and simplifying multiregional models while effectively optimizing…
S&P bull run drives interest in reset and lookback hedges
Variable strike put options proved popular alternative hedging format of 2025
OCC’s initial margin spikes 27% in Q3
CCP hits new margin record for second consecutive quarter
Floating exercise boundaries for American options in time-inhomogeneous models
A pricing model is extended to account for negative interest rates or convenience yields