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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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As the derivatives market moves towards central counterparty clearing, initial margin has increasingly become a subject of industry discussion. CCPs require firms to post initial margin when entering into derivatives to provide protection in the event of a default; however, concerns over how the margin is calculated are growing. Market participants are now looking at the potential for standardizing initial margin.
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Fixed income, currencies and commodities trading revenue accounted for 55% of aggregate capital market revenues at the U.S.’ five largest banks in the third quarter, according to Fitch Ratings.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has announced that asset managers will be allowed to offer commodity schemes, through exchange-traded commodity futures.
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Peru’s banking regulator has proposed limiting banks’ investment in derivatives to 20% of assets as defined by regulators or PEN300 million (USD116 million).
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Mary Schapiro, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said the agency may consider three different types of regulations for high-frequency traders.
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The U.S. Department of Treasury is now expected to finalize an exemption for fx swaps by year-end after missing its original deadline to issue the exemption by the Oct. 13. effective date for the registration requirement for swap dealers.