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Overall interest rate trading that was reported to swap data repositories last week increased by 420% from the previous week, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Overall credit default swap notional that was reported, also increased by 400% from the previous week. -
Investors have been picking up options on the euro against the dollar as the euro continues to depreciate amid uncertainty over what happens to Greece and the eurozone.
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Hedge funds and broker dealers are set to benefit from the latest suite of updates to MSCI’s equity risk models, which gives equity derivatives investors the ability to track underlying securities and identify crowding that could cause volatility.
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End-users trading swaps could be exempted from posting margin on swaps not cleared by registered derivatives clearing organizations under a new Congressional rule amending the Dodd-Frank Act. Despite flaws in the original drafting, the amendment to the rule would be a substantive change to the legislation and would clarify the margin posting process, according to lawyers.
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John Miesner, the ex-global head of sales at KCG Hotspot, has joined GAIN Capital as managing director, head of global sales for GTX, the firm’s institutional FX electronic communications network.
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The first green structured note linked to an equity index by a call option designed for retail investors closed last week with a total subscription amount of $91m, making it the largest public offer for a non-Euro denominated equity index linked bond in Belgium and Luxembourg in 2014. The green bond, a seven year structured note issued by the World Bank, was sold with a zero coupon plus a call option on a basket of stocks from ethical companies.
