Proprietary trading
Covered funds seen as starting point for Volcker rule reform
Inter-agency consensus may prove more elusive on altering prop-trading definitions
EU prop firm capital crunch could hit market liquidity
Traders claim they would be put out of business by bank-style capital rules
A 10% leverage ratio does not justify waiving the Volcker rule
Former Fed manager Christopher Laursen warns against prop trading, even for well-capitalised banks
Critical Mass: why US Treasury swallowed unloved Volcker rule
Bank prop trading ban drafted in a lunch break after Democrat defeat in Massachusetts
Mnuchin: FSOC working on revised Volcker rule
US Treasury secretary wants revamp of prop trading ban; not repeal
Fed’s Powell joins chorus of Volcker rule critics
Governor seeks to simplify rule banning prop trading
Volcker fights back as prop-trading ban comes under attack
Former Fed chair tells Risk.net that calls for total overhaul of eponymous rule are misplaced
Esma turns the screw on direct electronic access
Guidance thwarts narrower definition adopted by Eurex to help third-country clients
Non-banks disappointed by Europe’s CRR escape hatch
Proposed alternative prudential regime still doesn’t reflect the true risks of non-banks, say critics
Virtu’s bid for KCG stokes liquidity fears
Deal could result in less trading and lower exchange revenues
New EU prudential framework proposed for investment firms
Non-bank Mifid firms could be subject to liquidity rules for first time
From Russian roulette to overcautious decision-making
Risk-taking ought to be judged by its necessity, not likely outcomes, says Ariane Chapelle
HFT firm Teza said to be eyeing prop trading retreat
Big US Treasury trader has seen hedge fund add $1.5bn this year
Props stopped: non-banks struggle to crack US swaps market
Teza, TransMarket, Virtu among firms held back by regulation and old market practice
Law firm of the year: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
US law firm proposed relief to Tob programme, and won mandate to develop rule change
CFTC spoofing crackdown poses compliance challenges
First conviction underscores concerns over "hard to define" crime
The fast and the furious: HFT in US Treasury markets
Dealers: we're 'sitting ducks' in Treasury market overrun by HFTs
Client list reveals HFT dominance on BrokerTec
Barclays and JP Morgan only banks on list of top interdealer firms for US Treasuries
Q&A: Visco of Bank of Italy on bank reforms and supervision
Splitting off prop trading would ‘complement’ EU resolution regime
Bank swaps headlock slips as Chicago prop firms join Sefs
HTG, Teza and TransMarket emerge as would-be providers of swap liquidity
Mariner Coria: the changing face of arbitrage
Fund manager exploits mispricings linked to structured products and derivatives end-user flows
Big banks claim to be ready for Volcker
Industry tying up 'last loose ends' with ban to begin on July 21
HFT firms ‘learned a lot’ from Knight Capital loss
Automated risk systems vital, says Tower Research Capital CRO
Sympathy for the arbitrageur
Life has become more difficult for arbitrageurs - and other market participants should care