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Central counterparties have a duty to work on CCP risk, however, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation recovery and resolution framework is sufficient to prevent the buildup of systemic risk as clearing houses become vital to derivatives market infrastructure with the start of clearing in Europe next year.
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Weak Chinese trade data backed good paying in CNY swaps on Tuesday and built expectations for further easing measures from the People's Bank of China (PBoC). Sources say the rise in five year rates is looking overdone and that profit-taking flow will emerge soon, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives. -
Investors may switch from corporate bonds to credit default swaps next year if the European Central Bank goes ahead with plans to buy up bonds.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission commissioner Mark Wetjen claimed that central counterparty risk mitigation and management strategies need more coordination and harmonisation. But legislative bodies should take note of the potential negatives associated with harmonisation and the centralisation of counterparty risk before pursuing new rules, said lawyers.
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Overall credit default swap notional that was reported to swap data repositories last week increased by 48% from the previous week, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Overall interest rate derivatives trading that was reported was also up by 54% from the previous week, following a week of moderate decreases in trading for both CDS and rates.
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Javelin, a swaps execution facility, has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a reduction of the liquidation time required for market agreed coupon swaps and international money market swaps that are cleared on SEFs in an effort to promote better liquidity and higher competitive trading volumes.
