Equity derivatives
CIBC hires Citadel's Siddique
Nadim Siddique joins CIBC World Markets as head of equity derivatives trading
RBS cash equities exit could hike hedging costs
RBS will have to pay more to hedge vega from its equity derivatives business after losing offsets provided by cash, rivals say
People: Luc Francois leaves Morgan Stanley
People: Luc Francois leaves Morgan Stanley
Derivatives house of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
Equity derivatives house of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
Low rates to favour equity-linked securities in South Korea this year
The popularity of equity-linked securities is set to remain strong in South Korea as investors seek yield enhancement to combat low interest and deposit rates
EDHEC and SocGen release rationale for structured products in Asia
EDHEC and SocGen reveal all on Asian volatility
Nomura makes senior Asian equity appointments
Nomura hires Christopher Carter as head of equity derivatives Japan, and makes a number of promotions within its Asian equities team
Korean regulator seeks further crackdown on ELW market
Financial Services Commission considers restrictions on liquidity providers to cool down Korean warrant market
Equity derivatives house of the year
Equity derivatives house of the year
Equity Derivatives House of the Year: JP Morgan
Asia Risk Awards 2011
Sponsored statement: Royal Bank of Scotland
Potential impact of Solvency II on equity derivatives markets
Dealers tout dividends despite slide
The recent collapse in the value of dividends is a reminder of painful 2008 losses for dealers – but the industry says long positions will make money in any scenario short of catastrophe. Mark Pengelly reports
South African tax ruling may just be stay of execution, brokers warned
Stay of execution?
Filling the gaps
Filling the gaps
Daiwa makes cutbacks to derivatives team
Japanese bank loses senior derivatives personnel across Asian and London offices; blames Japan earthquake and market uncertainty
Structured Products Asia 2011: FX-linked products to grow in Hong Kong
Currency-linked structures likely to become more popular in Hong Kong with retail investors. But take-up of volatility products is still muted despite erratic markets due to concerns about complexity, panellists say
Risk interdealer rankings 2011: Dealers
Dealers enjoyed a bright start to the year but endured a slow second quarter and a savage start to the third as political wrangling over European and US debt contributed to a surge in volatility and risk aversion. For the third year in a row, Deutsche…
CME, Ice to launch repositories rivalling the DTCC
Banks have picked the DTCC to build a series of new derivatives repositories, but overlooked rivals CME and Ice vow to fight on
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules
Korean authorities crack down on equity-linked warrants
Arrested warrants
New Isda equity definitions to 'stand the test of time', lawyers claim
Participants say long, difficult talks will set stage for standardisation and central clearing
UBS appoints Rainer Ruecker as head of public distribution trading
Rainer Ruecker has joined UBS to lead the bank's new public distribution trading team.
Banks call for equity to be counted in LCR
A taste for diversification