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The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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The rally in sovereign spreads after the EU summit on June 28-29 looked to set to have longevity by recent standards. The upticks after the Greek elections and the Spanish bank bailout agreement were over in a flash, but the Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe index was nearly 30bps tighter at 268bps three business days after the summit. -
Lorne Kerr, an ex-senior equity derivative salesman at Société Générale in New York, is set to join Wells Fargo as a director in listed options in a new role, also in New York.
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Underlyings to be referenced in the upcoming Markit index of credit default swaps referencing central and eastern Europe, Middle East and African countries will include a slew of financial companies in the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates.
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Buysiders have taken profit on at-the-money straddles on the euro against the U.S. dollar and the euro against the Australian dollar, following an interest rate cut of 25 basis points by the European Central Bank to 0.75%.
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Prior to Bob Diamond’s U.K. Treasury Select Committee hearing on the firm’s manipulation of Libor, commentators alluded to the impact Diamond’s comments would have on the integrity and career of Paul Tucker, deputy governor, financial stability at the Bank of England. Yet, Diamond’s comments were never in doubt.
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The European Council has adopted regulation aimed at increasing transparency in the derivatives market.
