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The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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Michael Davie, CEO of LCH.Clearnet Limited, has been appointed group chief operating officer in a newly created role. Martin Pluves, COO of the firm, will replace Davie as CEO.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has elected Eric Litvack, managing director and head of regulatory strategy for Société Générale’s global banking and investor solutions business, as its new chairman. He will take over from current chairman Stephen O’Connor, on January 1, 2015. -
Hedge funds are eyeing a relative value strategy playing the divergence between iTraxx Main and 10 year swap spreads.
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Compression — a technique for reducing the numbers of trade in a portfolio while keeping the same risk profile — could change the way investors trade derivatives as greater numbers look to the balance sheet enhancing service to reduce their notional outstanding, according to Daniel Maguire, global head of SwapClear.
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The International Capital Markets Association’s secondary bond markets liquidity survey shows the sellside is “surprisingly not as despondent as it could be”, as dealers adapt to the new business environment and revise how they charge for balance sheet. Although liquidity has grown far worse since the crisis, bond traders large and small still have strategies to stay in the business and have adapted to some of the challenges of regulation.
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The financial crisis trained investors to be more attentive to potential areas of complacency, especially where derivatives are involved.
