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There was both palpable relief and vexation among derivatives market professionals this week as the European Commission approved, albeit with amendments, rules for collecting margin on uncleared derivatives. Although this traversed a key hurdle as Europe seeks to catch up with Canada, Japan and the US, it also brought into question why there had been a delay in the first place. -
Numerous press articles in recent years have predicted the death of single name credit default swaps. Onerous capital requirements, costly changes in market structure and alternative hedging tools have all been cited as factors driving the inexorable decline in the product.
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Volume figures released by major derivative exchanges show that low volatility continues to subdue volumes in equity derivative products, although flows improved in September. Interest rate, metal and energy derivatives show growth, however.
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Deutsche Bank, its balance sheet and the market it operates in are worlds away from where major financial institutions stood in 2008 — so those scaremongering either have their own incentives for doing so or should know better.
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The European Commission has approved, with some amendments, rules for collecting margin on uncleared derivatives, traversing a key hurdle as Europe seeks to catch up with Canada, Japan and the US.
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Post-trade reporting of non-equity trades under MiFID II will be too onerous and expensive for single services, known as consolidated tape providers (CTPs), the European Securities and Markets Authority has said, suggesting instead that specialisations for a number of different instruments — including derivatives — be allowed.
