Interest rate volatility
Interest rate vol triggered three breaches at CME in Q2
CCP’s interest rate swaps clearing unit reported its first initial margin shortfalls since Q3 2020
JSCC’s bond and IRS units hit by almost 200 breaches
Q2 volatility triggered some of the largest initial margin breaches ever reported by the CCP
BMO takes C$983m loss on Bank of the West merger hedges
Temporary inversion of yield curve hit swaps safeguarding target’s fair value
Despite bond price crash, Capital One sticks with AFS book
Lender letting AFS book run its course as others seek shelter from interest rate storm
Euro, Swiss swaps trading jump on rate hike chatter
Highest weekly volumes since at least 2020 as ECB and SNB gear up for policy change
Lack of supply keeps short-end euro rates vol high
Hedge funds and corporates rush to hedge potential rises in euro interest rates – but sellers aren’t there, say traders
Australian banks’ charges for rates risk soar 66% in Q1
Sudden rise in longer swap tenors eats into equity generation potential
SwapClear’s required initial margin up 3% at end-2021
IM held against interest rate positions rose to highest level in a year
US rate caps under strain amid volatility surge
Market uncertainty hits liquidity in options on swaps, dealers say
Euro rates volatility wrong-foots dealers
Banks’ risk appetite and liquidity are low following painful rates vol moves, say traders
GM Financial’s derivatives fall 72% in value in 2021
A steeper forward interest rate curve paired with an appreciating dollar erased most of the gains booked by the carmaker’s lending arm in 2020
ING’s interest rate VAR spiked in Q4
Potential-loss indicator for rates trading peaked at €20 million
Who wants to buy US Treasuries?
Federal Reserve’s journey to tapering will be paved with volatility and weaker demand
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: Pre-spring cleaning allowed Citi to meet client needs when Covid hit markets
Covid-19: Pandemic risk – Special report 2020
The economic devastation wrought by Covid-19 is already significant: the hits to employment, gross domestic product and other key macro factors regulators ask banks to test to has already surpassed supervisors’ severely adverse scenarios, and shows every…
Rate volatility highlights benchmark flaws
Libor and SOFR in spotlight following market rout, as both decouple from commercial paper
Coronavirus rout revives attacks on futures margining
FCMs call for permanently higher margins following “unprecedented” number of breaches
Bank disruptors: Crédit Ag taps AI to lure swaptions business
Machine learning model predicts client demand with high accuracy, giving traders an edge in pricing
Dealers rush to redeem high-yielding structured notes
An estimated $60 billion of structured notes are at risk of being called before year-end
Wrong-way risk of interest rate instruments
This paper investigates wrong-way risk effects on the pricing of counterparty credit risk for interest rate instruments.
Ripple effect: The impact of moving away from Libor
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Formosa swaptions trade under pressure from new Taiwan rules
Limit on investment by insurers is hitting issuance of Formosa bonds and related options
Allianz reduces interest rate risk following model change
Solvency II ratio sensitivity to -50bps interest rate shock falls from -11% to -7%
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