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Hedge funds are eyeing the spread differential between iTraxx Senior Financials and iTraxx Main, which has gone from 1bp in December to wides of almost 10bp this week, following the election of the left-wing Syriza party in Greece. The interest comes on the back of an expectation that the SenFin index will outperform in the longer term.
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UBS this week trumpeted the recent launch of an exchange traded note that provides investors with hedged exposure to the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX). -
The result of the Greek elections on Sunday was clear — an emphatic victory for the anti-austerity Syriza party. The Greek public have signalled that they want to move in a different direction from that of austerity, which they blame for causing high levels of economic pain.
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The financial crisis caused a surge in demand for systematic strategies, but the market environment now may be easier to navigate with qualitative, human intelligence.
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Compression is behind a 3.6% drop in gross notional outstanding of interest rate derivatives between December 2013 and June 2014, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, who said that the growth in services available at central counterparties and other portfolio compression providers combined with regulatory pressure is driving the trend.
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The Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration (IBA) is reforming the methodology for the ISDAFIX derivative benchmark calculation, which represents a first ever move from calculating the rate on a submission-based panel of banks to tradable quotes listed on regulated trading venues.
