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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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Euro spot levels spiked against the U.S. dollar early yesterday morning, partly on the back of news from Portugal’s bond auction late yesterday, which saw traders scramble for exits through unwinding put options on the currency, or taking opposite views, according to traders in London, New York, and San Francisco.
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Daiwa Capital Markets was planning to add 300 staffers to its Asian equity and derivatives business, headed up by Dominique Blanchard, global head of derivatives, in Hong Kong (DW, 1/11). [Since then, the firm has been expanding rapidly, making several senior hires throughout the past year and acquiring the Asian equity derivatives and global convertible bond operations from KBC Group late last year (DW, 11/19).]
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--Edouard Vieillefond, managing director of regulatory policy and international affairs at France's Autorité de Marchés Financiers in Paris, arguing against a ban on naked CDS.
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A host of officials working in Barclays Capital’s fx, equity and rates teams were cut over the last few days, including some senior employees working on the firm’s derivative desks, according to market officials.
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Portugal's bond auction on Wednesday was posited as a potential tipping point.
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Last year promised to be an important year for derivatives reform, and it was. U.S. lawmakers responded to the financial crisis by passing the Dodd-Frank Act into law in July. Title VII of the Act focuses almost exclusively on regulating the over-the-counter derivatives markets, with broad aims including central clearing, real-time reporting, position limits and capital and margin requirements. Twin agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, are given the task of writing rules to implement those goals.