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Knock-out puts on the euro against the U.S. dollar have been triggered in recent days following a sharp decline in the euro. -
Credit default swaps on Spain’s sovereign debt widened 18.5 basis points to a record 517.25 bps on concerns that a bail out of Bankia, the country’s third-largest lender, would not avoid a banking crisis spurred by toxic real estate loans.
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Moody’s Investors Service said Wells Fargo Securities’ acquisition of prime brokerage Merlin Securities as part of an expansion into capital markets is credit negative.
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NYSE Arca Options and the International Securities Exchange are seeking permission from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for smaller equity derivatives trades—namely, those based on 10 shares for at least five stocks.
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Over-the-counter derivatives volumes declined 10% in the second half of 2011 to USD647.76 trillion, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
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David Clark, chairman of the Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association, said in an interview that the derivatives industry is waiting for global regulators to decide the “magic numbers” as part of reform of the market: how much capital banks must set aside to cover exposures on trades at clearinghouses, and the margins banks must post on uncleared transactions.
