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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. -
A lack of clarity over Canadian rules and regulatory oversight between provincial regulators has posed some challenges for derivative market participants. As Canada looks to fulfil components of the G20 reform mandate for OTC derivatives trading — including trade reporting, clearing and margin requirements — a lack of uniform compliance among participants and rulemaking differences between regulators pose hurdles for the market.
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Turkish corporates and high net wealth individuals are buying downside puts on the dollar/Turkish lira currency pair with expiries of between three and 12 months, expecting the lira to rally as low oil prices benefit importers.
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Hedge funds are increasingly using iBoxx total return swaps to gain exposure to corporate credit markets through a more faithful proxy than CDS. Real money investors are also aping TRS to increase their exposure to the high yield bond market while they wait for supply.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which grants Australian authorities access to derivative contracts data from EU trade repositories (TRs) outside of their jurisdiction.
