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News/Fixed income and OTC derivatives
Regulatory moves to force OTC derivative trades to go through central counterparties could just shift systemic risks to these CCPs and lead to more tax payer bailouts, according to a working paper published by the IMF.
31 March 2011
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) is calling for the creation of a commodity OTC derivatives trade repository by January.
25 March 2011
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is set to start clearing over-the-counter derivatives in Europe in May.
15 March 2011
Europe's LCH.Clearnet has launched its clearing service for non-bank users of interest rates swaps in the US, with twelve futures commission merchants (FCM) onboard.
09 March 2011
Moves to force trading in derivatives away from over-the-counter markets to exchange and electronic platforms will be broadly beneficial in increasing competition, transparency and risk oversight, according to a report prepared by international regulatory overview body Iosco
18 February 2011
Investment management firm Octopus has invested £1.6 million in Vega-Chi, an electronic trading platform dedicated to European convertible and high-yield bonds.
17 February 2011
The Futures and Options Association has added its voice to the growing industry clamour over 'needlessly oppressive' pending market reform proposals from the European Commission.
03 February 2011
High-frequency trading accounts for over three quarters of transactions in the UK equity market, according to research from Tabb Group.
24 January 2011
The DTCC and Markit, through their MarkitServ joint venture, have teamed with vendor AcadiaSoft to introduce a system for automating collateral messaging for the over-the-counter derivatives market.
Nyse Euronext has set up a strategic committee that will assist and advise on the creation of a pan-European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) for corporate bonds.
13 January 2011
The Financial Services Authority has given Chicago-based derivatives exchange operator CME Group the green light to start clearing OTC trades in Europe early next year.
17 December 2010
CME Group has agreed to buy London-based electronic trading and market technology vendor Elysian Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
09 December 2010
MTS, the electronic fixed income trading market majority owned by London Stock Exchange, says it plans to launch a pan-European corporate bond platform for the wholesale market.
15 November 2010
The European Parliament's economics committee has backed a report calling for tougher regulation of dark pools and high-frequency trading.
09 November 2010
Deutsche Börse is buying a minority stake in Investors Derivatives solutions (ID's), a Paris-based technology provider that has developed a request for quotes (RFQ) hub.
LMAX, a Betfair-backed online trading platform for retail contracts for difference (CFD) and foreign exchange investors, has launched.
25 October 2010
The London Stock Exchange has extended its UnaVista service to the swaps market, automating the trading of CFDs and other equity derivatives and enabling users to communicate and match data through the platform.
13 October 2010
MTS, the electronic fixed income trading market majority owned by the LSE, has signed up six major banks to support its new Single Dealer Pages functionality for the BondVision platform, designed to enhance liquidity and best execution.
11 October 2010
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is calling for caps on the ownership stakes members can hold in clearing houses, exchanges and trading systems.
01 October 2010
The European Commission is proposing new regulations aimed at improving transparency and safety in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets and tougher controls on short selling and credit default swaps.
15 September 2010
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