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  • The overall interest rate derivatives trading volume reported to swap data repositories last week fell by 18% from the previous week, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). This follows a week of modest increases in trading volumes.
  • Kimberly McGarry, ex-senior vp and chief accounting officer at First Midwest Bank, has joined the Options Clearing Corporation as senior vp president and chief financial officer.
  • This week's launch of RMB clearing in Germany and the completion of the first transactions shows that although there is a long term plan for an innovative clearing house structure in the country, for the moment the system is very much anchored to its first stage, clearing through Bank of China (BoC).
  • Hedge funds and real money investors have been extending volatility positions on iTraxx Main and CDX IG this week, as lighter flows return to the credit market and both calendars and smiles remain steep.
  • One institutional investor was seen picking up a sizeable put spread on AT&T following increased options activity in telecoms last week.
  • European exporters operating in China have been replacing option hedges with forwards on the euro against the offshore renminbi following a weakening of the former, offering investors good entry levels to lock in to a trade. The forwards typically have a duration in excess of one year.