Interest rate swaps
A silver lining to the repo clouds
Central clearing of buy-side trades could further buttress the repo market
VM change helps Barclays cut derivatives by $113bn
Three factors slashed size of book by 25%, including move to treat margin as settlement
Dislocation policy: LCH exodus risks CCP basis blow-out
Questions about post-Brexit status of UK CCP could spark mass migration – and severe volatility
FCA’s Libor plans a ‘reality check’ for loans, bonds, RMBS
Chair of US benchmark group says surprise announcement will push rate reform beyond swaps
LCH users weigh early exit as fears grow of EU ban
Two CCPs report interest from LCH customers; banks expect first book transfers in early 2018
Monthly swaps data review: analysing CCP and Sef volumes
Data shows strong growth at LCH and JSCC, while OIS products surge
trueEX granted injunction in MarkitSERV case
Court decision means derivatives trading venue can stay open for at least another nine months
E-trading boosts mid-tier banks in rates and credit
New technology helps Natixis and Mizuho compete with major dealers in swaps and bonds
Buy side backs trueEX in tussle with Markit
Asset managers worry legal dispute could force trueEX out of business
Monthly swaps data review: a day in the life of a swap
As US rate-setters met last month, real-time reporting showed the impact on swaps
The changing face of European interest rate swaps trading
Sponsored webinar: Tradeweb
Benchmark fallbacks should be regulated, says industry
Fears of basis risk unless all users are obliged to write backup rates into legacy contracts
Dexia official acquitted of alleged swaps fraud in Italy
City of Prato likely to appeal despite perjury claims
Monthly swaps data review: ADV for OTC derivatives
Daily volumes are a pillar of the futures market, and can now be found for US swaps
Goldman’s veteran rates head moves to risk role
Three co-heads named after Pantazopoulos ends nine-year run at the head of rates group
Euro clearing relocation ‘will inform’ US cross-border policy
Isda AGM: CFTC’s Giancarlo says geography has been no barrier for EU CCPs in the US
LCH warns on euro clearing land grab
Isda AGM: location policy would result in higher margin costs, lower liquidity, says Maguire
trueEX sues Markit over threat to withdraw service
Sef claims it would be forced out of business if it loses access to MarkitSERV
French regulator lays out plan to capture London euro clearing
AMF calls for equivalence to be scrapped for biggest CCPs and trade repositories
CVA, fraud and settlement risk
April 28–May 4, 2017
Dexia faces fraud charges over ‘hidden costs’ in swaps deal
Italian fraud trial could spell trouble for other banks providing municipal swaps contracts
Banks calm on Eurex-LCH basis volatility
Past basis blowouts prepared banks for movements, say traders
Monthly swaps data review: Libor dominance challenged
There are more sources of over-the-counter derivatives data available today than at any point in the market’s history
The covered interest parity conundrum
Darrell Duffie explains why it’s difficult to arbitrage direct and swap-implied funding rates