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The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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Expo showcases products, services and information for market professionals and participants. Hundreds of risk management products, trading tools, books and exchange and technology products are presented by more than 140 companies from around the world. Expo also offers a variety of sessions that allow participants to discuss industry trends, hear expert views on key issues, improve trading skills and learn about new products, systems and practices. Our program includes sessions for business, operations and technology professionals and traders.
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In an industry starting to buckle beneath massive forces for change, we are teetering on the brink of a new era for capital markets, electronic trading technology and for the trader in particular. Whilst building TradeTech 2013 we spoke to over 200 market participants. We were asked to overhaul the agenda, create genuinely valuable content, look beyond the world of equities trading to more lucrative asset classes, and provide a forum for some serious soul searching by the markets as a whole.
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The European Commission has proposed the so-called Tobin tax on financial transactions, including a 0.01% levy on derivatives, which is expected to generate EUR30 billion (USD40 billion) to EUR35 billion in revenue per year.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority said it will monitor the use of collateral in derivatives transactions in an effort to avoid a collapse similar to one suffered by Lehman Brothers in 2008.
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Five-year credit default swap spreads on HJ Heinz widened 106.5 basis points to 148 bps after the announcement that Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital have agreed to acquire the Pittsburgh-based company for an estimated USD23 billion.
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Metlife reported that net income plunged 87% in the fourth quarter to USD127 million because of heavy losses from its derivatives portfolio.