Swaps
Oesa: Europe little to learn from US clearing roll-out
US would have benefited from pragmatic European approach
A promising future
Sponsored statement: NYSE Liffe
Single-stock futures alternative to section 871(m) withholding
Single stocks the future?
Fatca fears reach swaps market
US tax rules could leave compliant foreign firms out of pocket unless swap documentation is amended
Asic temporarily exempts Australian banks from non-CFTC trade reporting requirements
Australian industry needs additional time to set up trade reporting infrastructure
CFTC cross-border guidelines give US banks in Singapore swap trade booking quandary
Singapore dollar trade potentially hit by US person rule
Increased activity in coking coal spot trade raises hopes of a swaps market
The stalled coking coal swaps market may benefit from increasing spot coking coal trade, with more players reportedly belatedly switching over to shorter-term pricing contracts
AHL Evolution: AHL (Man Group)
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards 2013
OpRisk Europe: CFTC must extend cross-border deadline, O'Malia says
CFTC commissioner warns lack of clear rules is "a major problem, nearly a crisis"
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit: Capital burdens could weigh on swap futures
Lower margin levels for swap futures could drive up risk-weighted assets for dealers, and erode the product's advantage, panellists argue
China low grade coal ban could push up Asia swaps liquidity
Facing pressure from domestic producers and chronic pollution, China's authorities are considering clamps on low grade coal imports – potentially increasing swap activity
CFTC’s O’Malia: Sef rules could favour Europe
The CFTC has a lot on its plate, including Sef rules, dealing with the extraterritorial impact of its regulations, and working out how best to manage the huge amount of data coming its way
Primes push synthetics as Basel III bites
Synthetic benefits
Breaking break clauses
Breaking break clauses
CFTC's Gensler defends swaps vs futures margin disparity
Forthcoming Sef rules will not address margin concerns raised by Bloomberg
Swap futures margins may be underestimating risk exposures
A difference in margin approach between swaps and futures may mean the latter are not assessed on their level of riskiness
First person: Section 871(m) amendment favours single-stock futures
What does the future hold?
Central clearing obligations cause collateral headaches in Asia
Collateral thinking
Brokers lift the lid on swaps-to-futures confusion at Ice
When swaps become futures
Applied risk management series: OTC commodity swaps valuation, hedging and trading
OTC commodity swaps valuation, hedging and trading
Sommers blasts CFTC's approach to Dodd-Frank
Compliance timetable for new swap rules was too aggressive, says outgoing CFTC commissioner
DOL paves way for US pension funds to clear swaps
FCMs and pension funds welcome long-awaited Department of Labour advisory opinion
Cutting edge: Hedging price and volumetric risks of fixed-price load-serving contracts in natural gas markets
Cutting edge: Hedging price and volumetric risks of fixed-price load-serving contracts in natural gas markets