Derivatives
Fixed Income's Ascent to the Screen Can't Forget the Human Element
It seems inevitable that trading is destined for the screen, but that shouldn't remove the human element entirely
Deutsche Börse Upgrades Xetra Trading Technology in Harmonization Push
Xetra, the Deutsche Börse's German equities and European ETFs platform, has moved to the T7 equities system, aligning with Eurex.
The Bruxellian Job: Europe Targets London Clearinghouses
European regulators landed a body blow against the UK, but not all participants are convinced it will work
LCH Adds BNZ as Clearing Member
Clearinghouse adds first New Zealand member amid other developments in Asia-Pacific
SimCorp Partners with OTCX for Derivatives Best Execution
Australian investment firm Merlon Capital Partners was the first SimCorp user to test the OTCX platform.
Regulatory Forbearance May Not Be Forthcoming for VM Rule Changes
A last-ditch plea to regulators to take a lenient approach once the variation margin requirements come into effect may fall on deaf ears.
Variation Margin Requirements: The New Big Bang
On March 1 this year, a new set of requirements for variation margins on derivatives trades take effect that will affect nearly all market participants across both cleared and non-cleared derivatives. In the run-up to the deadline, John Brazier finds…
Regulation in 2017: New Day, Same Concerns
Between Mifid II and talks of dismantling Dodd–Frank, it might seem like a volatile period ... but when it comes to tech, how much has really changed?
DTCC Picks IBM, Axoni, R3 to Develop Distributed-Ledger Solution for Derivatives Processing
IBM and Axoni to develop DLT-based replacement for existing Trade Information Warehouse; R3 to act in advisory role.
SCB Securities Deploys Horizon's Trading Platform
The Thai securities firm will use the platform for advanced warrant market making as well as Delta One trading activities.
‘Gray Areas’ Remain in ESMA's MiFID II Guidance
European regulator's clarifications could be the last that firms get before directive goes live in 2018
Euronext Adds Derivatives, Indexes to Historical Service
Euronext will offer the expanded historical data free of charge for three months, before introducing fees at the start of next year.
Agency Announces Platform for OTC Derivatives ISIN Allocation
Core functionality has been implemented, says ANNA executive
Bloomberg Develops Tool for Initial and Variation Margin Rules
New standards take effect worldwide in September
Exane Taps SimCorp Dimension for Listed and OTC Derivatives Operations
French investment manager to replace disparate back- and middle-office systems with Dimension for listed and OTC derivatives processes.
Horizon Software, Thomson Reuters Partner on Chinese Derivatives Platform
Collaboration to provide ‘one-stop-shop’ for Chinese quantitative derivatives trading, including market data.
The Search For Identity
For OTC derivatives transactions, market participants seeing more challenges beyond just regulatory reporting demands
ESMA Fines DTCC for Data Access Failures
Trade repository 'was negligent,' says regulator
Mosaic Smart Data Preps FX Analytics Platform
The vendor is planning to expand from fixed income to other, related derivative asset classes.
Not Just Another ID in a Database
ISIN Controversy Rises Again in Europe
Nasdaq Launches Options Trading Kill Switches in Wake of Data Outages
The switch will halt trading during emergencies such as market data outages
CQG Launches Multi Asset Trading Platform, CQG One
CQG One platform to provide a single interface for trading, market pricing, and pre-trade risk management across asset classes.
‘Significant Canadian Milestone’ for LEIs
Debt securities regulation goes live
Industry Consortium to Build Standard Identifier for Derivatives
ISDA-led project aims to develop ISIN-like standard to address regulatory and liquidity challenges