Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives
Credit derivatives surge to nine-year high at top US banks
$1.35 trillion notional added as banks ramp up CDS activity
All 14 G-Sib indicators hit records in 2024
Aggregate measures of systemic importance for top banks jumped to new highs, driven by sharp rises in underwriting activity and securities trading volumes
How window-dressing distorts US repo markets
Banks crush their repo balances periodically to massage systemic indicators, with far-reaching consequences for borrowing rates
Flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2026: No financing; no long-dated swaps? “No distractions,” says Esposito
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2026: Rev up, RWAs down, as US bank gets back on track (with added XiNG and XiP)
Record $95bn in equities sits with US banks as OTC margin
Stocks on par with US Treasuries in top dealers’ collateral trove
Derivatives client clearer of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2026: When tariffs rocked markets, Citi’s FCM was a model of reliability
Inside the 2025 BIS FX survey: dollar wobbles, trading shifts and settlement risks
BIS’s triennial survey shines a light on the forces shaping global FX markets
XVA desks may be standard – their tech and mandates aren’t
A decade into centralised management of XVAs, Risk Benchmarking data finds divergent approaches to pricing, methodologies and tech stacks
ANZ’s FX forwards surge with Pimco
Counterparty Radar: Australian bank becomes top counterparty to the asset manager after huge jumps in cable and EUR/USD
LSEG readies hard matching on forwards venue
Forwards Matching eyes Q4 start for new function that enables faster credit checks
Do BIS volumes soar past the trend?
FX market ADV has surged to $9.6 trillion in the latest triennial survey, but are these figures representative?
BIS 2025 FX survey: What the results mean for global markets
Key findings from the BIS triennial FX and OTC derivatives survey
Hedge funds keep a toe in HKD carry trade despite rate rise
Positioning is currently a fifth of what it was in April, say dealers
European banks swell stocks of complex instruments
Derivatives and hard-to-value holdings rose across the bloc in 2024
JP Morgan SE’s clearing rate plunged to 15% in 2024
US bank’s EU arm slashed €5.7trn in cleared notionals, while bilateral grew €11.4trn
Euro IR derivatives dethrone dollar as turnover hits new high
Latest BIS triennial survey shows euro-denominated contracts averaged $3trn a day in April
Reporting overhaul: the EU’s near-impossible balancing act
Regulators must weigh their desire to streamline derivatives reporting against the need to gather crucial trade data
JP Morgan SE, BPCE drive surge in European OTC derivatives
Foreign-owned dealer and French bank climb rankings on rapid notional growth in 2024
Low-vol gold rush points to further upside
Options markets see no scramble to chase metal higher despite 43% year-to-date rally
EU reporting revamp may end up costing banks
Esma’s review into trade reporting promised to cut reporting burden and save firms money. Dealers aren’t convinced.