Tag: Derivatives

A longstanding pillar of London’s futures community, Carew Hunt passed away on 15 January after a short illness. 

Record trading volumes have driven clients to demand new solutions to manage risk and process business at scale.  

The exchange group has invested $3 million into Caplight Technologies to expand its derivatives trading and hedging capabilities on private company shares.  

The group has seen ADV rise by 21% year on year as investors pile into derivatives in an attempt to navigate the current climate of volatility.  

The recent rate hike and market volatility have seen swaptions surge, but the transition from Libor to SOFR has thrown up new challenges.  

The reference rates will be settled in US time, providing a new risk management tool to meet institutional client demand.  

Interest rate derivatives accounted for 76% of the market in Europe during 2018, according to an annual report from ESMA.

Acuiti study finds nearly one-third of derivatives firms planning to adopt new front-office technology provider in the next two years.

Citi has leveraged the ISDA SIMM model to launch a new regulatory margin calculation service for buy-side firms that come into scope from 2020 and 2021.

The MAP functionality currently supports the execution of lists comprising GBP-denominated vanilla and inflation swaps, gilts and gilt index-linked bonds.