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CFTC and BoE tie up clearing agreement
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Bank of England signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday regarding the oversight of derivatives clearing.
22 Oct 2020 -
CCP Sofr switch gives needed boost to Libor move
The transition from Ibor benchmarks passed a major milestone this week, when LCH joined CME in switching its discounting rate for dollar referencing derivatives from the Fed Funds Rate to Sofr.
21 Oct 2020 -
Perkins and Wilson take Citi clearing reins after Kemp departure
Citi has appointed Christopher Perkins and Sabrina Wilson as global co-heads of its futures, OTC clearing and FX prime brokerage business, following Jerome Kemp’s retirement from the industry.
16 Oct 2020 -
ISDA fallback boost gives needed spur to Ibor transiton
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association broke ground earlier this month in Libor transition when it the US Department of Justice approved its derivatives fallbacks. Market participants now face a busy few weeks working out if the protocol fits their differing needs.
15 Oct 2020 -
Short vol opportunities open up amid US options swings
Amid heavy options trading activity ahead of a US election that most market participants expect to be bitterly contested and drawn out, opportunities are opening up to play the short volatility position that had proven so popular before the pandemic.
15 Oct 2020 -
TP ICAP prepares for fixed income push with Liquidnet buy
Interdealer broking giant TP ICAP has advanced further into buy-side revenue streams, with specific plans to target fixed income markets, as it clinched its acquisition of trading platform provider Liquidnet for an initial $575m last Friday.
09 Oct 2020 -
TP ICAP makes play for buy side with Liquidnet offer
TP ICAP is pushing for a slice of buy-side business as it revealed on Tuesday night that it is in advanced discussions to buy Liquidnet, the trading platform provider.
30 Sep 2020 -
Sofr caps pick up, as Fannie and Freddie force liquidity
Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s drive to buy floating rate loans that reference the secured overnight financing rate is charging up a nascent market in interest rate caps that reference the Libor replacement.
24 Sep 2020 -
EC grants clearing reprieve, urges UK cutback
The European Commission on Tuesday gave the derivatives clearing industry a lifeline by granting an 18 month equivalence decision that will allow European firms to keep using UK central counterparties.
22 Sep 2020 -
DTO issue rumbles on as ISDA pushes for equivalence
As political tensions rise over the UK-EU trade negotiations, concerns in the derivatives market are growing as the lack of equivalence between trading venues causes jitters once again.
17 Sep 2020
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