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Markit is set to unveil changes in CDX HY, the US high yield credit derivatives index, aimed at making it more useful as a hedging tool for cash bond investors and reviving ailing trading volumes in high yield credit.
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In the third systems failure in three months, derivatives trading on the primary Russian exchange Moskovskaya Birzha (MOEX) was halted for half an hour on Wednesday before service resumed.
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With China’s devaluation having brought rising uncertainty across global markets, volatility measures for many options on exchange traded funds have not kept pace with those that reference their underlying securities. -
It has been a busy week for Markit’s expansion plans, with the company agreeing to buy CoreOne Technologies and launching an FX trade confirmation service.
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The shift towards centrally clearing derivatives has contributed to a decline in the total amount of collateral supporting non-cleared derivatives transactions, according to the latest International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Margin Survey, with cleared transactions gaining from the swing.
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Changing the selection rules for the CDX HY index, which references the debt of US high yield companies, should make it more useful for investors as a hedge against cash bonds. But the even better news is that Markit and CDS market makers seem to have learned from the experience of last year's changes to Europe's equivalent, the iTraxx Crossover.
