Exchanges
EC aims for near-real-time consolidated tape
Exchanges say the plan is too ambitious and would trigger a latency arms race
Many ESG products face liquidity struggle, say exchanges
Fragmentation, design and definition challenges mean many exchange-traded products will remain illiquid
Currenex case may herald focus on e-FX’s ‘Wild West’ days
FX sources say “uncomfortable secrets” could emerge as attention turns to platform relationships
Bank-backed futures utility criticised as too ambitious
Osttra’s Joanna Davies urges industry to look for “quick wins”
Interest rate ETD volumes up 40% from 2020 nadir
Shorter-dated contracts push total open interest higher
Banks and HFTs team up to solve exchange outage dilemma
Hopes that ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ can break first-mover disadvantage for liquidity providers
Euronext’s tech migration sprint alarms electronic traders
Co-location users sound warning on plan to chop two years off data centre move from UK to Italy
Sunil Cutinho on CME’s crisis performance
Maverick clearing house boss dismisses the need for anti-procyclicality tools imposed by regulators
Banks invest in futures utility to guard against tech snafus
FCMs, including Goldman and JP, stump up $44 million to fund FIA Tech push to standardise trade processing
CME wins term SOFR race
Fed-backed working group puts term rate back on track, but low volumes keep endorsement on hold
CCP open access meets ‘disappointing’ death in UK
All eyes turn to EU’s review of listed derivatives clearing, after battle is lost in UK
A descriptive analysis of the client clearing network in the European derivatives landscape
The authors present the findings of a detailed descriptive analysis of client clearing activity for derivatives in the euro area, as well as that of clearing members more broadly.
Users clash with ASX over changes to its DLT settlement system
Industry groups and tech experts worry that proposed last-minute changes will introduce new risks
From use cases to a big data benchmarking framework in clearing houses and exchanges
In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework that links the technical and business benchmarks in the domain of clearing houses and securities exchanges.
All roads lead to Bergamo: Euronext eyes new home for its tech
Market participants fear a “horrible” relocation project and more room for latency arbitrage
UK snuffs out hopes of end to midpoint trading ban
Financial Conduct Authority resists calls to diverge from EU’s tick size regime
CCP open access will be ‘integral’ part of Mifid review
EC official says politicians will need to decide whether to further delay open access
Exchange of the year: CME Group
Risk Awards 2021: changes to options strikes helped CME avoid major mishaps in volatile 2020
UK Treasury opens door to ditching Mifid open access rules
Champion of competition in derivatives clearing may throw in the towel
End ‘senseless’ ban on midpoint trading, asset managers urge
Investors decry European rule that forces them to trade some equities in whole tick sizes
Trading heads call for reform of double volume caps
Asset managers endorse UK move on caps and back changes to EU’s unloved share trading restrictions
The lonely Londoners: doubts plague UK quest for equivalence
Planned MoU won’t automatically bring equivalence, leaving firms in limbo for unknown duration
EU firms face margin threat as Brexit tips futures into OTC regime
Mid-2021 clearing, margin thresholds loom as LME, Ice futures lose exchange-traded status in EU
Diginex chief on taming the Wild East of cryptocurrencies
Asia Risk 25: Singapore-based digital exchange wants to bring respectability – and regulation – to the sector