Interest rate derivatives
Traders dispute predictions of quick €STR transition
Poll points to five-year transition, but traders say replacing Euribor will be “a marathon”
Nasdaq’s bid for euro swap clearing faces questions
Dealers unconvinced by Swedish CCP’s attempt to capture relocated euro swap clearing volumes
A change of TIIE: the knotty issue of Mexico’s benchmark switch
Outlier fallback methods and narrow window to build F-TIIE derivatives liquidity make for ambitious transition plan
In a world of uncleared margin rules, Isda Simm adapts and evolves
A look back at progress and challenges one year on from UMR and Phase 6 implementation
IM requirements for interest rate swaps up $30bn in December
Latest figures from CME, Eurex and LCH show a trend reversal from previous six months
Confusion reigns ahead of crucial Emir 3.0 vote
Leaked text introduces multiple calculations and thresholds for mandatory clearing and active accounts
Why Canada may need to revisit term Corra methodology
Break from US guidance benefits dealers but some futures inputs underpinning term rate are in short supply
Bond funds made losing derivatives bets as rates climbed
Some managers’ use of interest rate derivatives looks like ill-timed speculation, study finds
Comerica takes $91m hit on BSBY discontinuation
Bank forced to re-designate $7bn of receive-fixed swaps as SOFR-referencing hedges
Basel’s cherry-picking toughens IRRBB shock scenarios
European banks want higher outlier thresholds to offset higher confidence level in new standard
Philippines readies new swaps benchmark
Philippine peso rates market has been without an interest rate benchmark since June 2023
Westpac fined over interest rate swap pre-hedging
Court finds against Australian bank for “unconscionable” behaviour, amid calls for a broader guidance around the practice
Anticipating Fed cuts, Huntington drops $15.5bn of pay-fixed swaptions
Bank terminates costly hedging strategy merely a quarter after upping notional values by a third
Polish benchmark transition hits new snag
Compounded index suspended over data errors as Wibor extension reopens successor debate
LCH-JSCC basis turns negative on BoJ policy shift
Changes in hedge fund positioning at LCH seen as driver of inversion on 20-year swaps
Term SOFR derivatives creep into US fund holdings
Global Atlantic shows sizeable swaps position against the new benchmark as other managers ease into trading
Rustad re-emerges at Taula Capital
Former JP Morgan clearing head to help prepare for Q2 fund launch
Banxico waiver prompts rethink on benchmark transition plans
Dealers weigh basis risk against longer-dated swap hedges as CME consults on new conversion plan
MTS shuts euro swap venue
Would-be challenger to Tradeweb and Bloomberg is said to have closed less than ten months after launch
Euro RFR group shuts down amid ongoing benchmark uncertainty
Working group calls time on transition despite split opinion on Euribor’s long-term future
Three’s a crowd? Eurex and Ice battle CME for €STR trading
Chasing exchanges represent 75% of trading volume, 28% of open interest in first weeks of push
Bloomberg calls time on BSBY
After damning Iosco verdict, no commercial future seen for credit-sensitive rate
Buy side frets over cost of compulsory repo clearing
As US regulators prepare to mandate clearing, cost of compliance remains a mystery to many
Industry fears backdoor thresholds in active accounts debate
Confidential papers suggest a compromise, but requirements seen as too ambiguous