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  • US regulation may mean investment managers that are operated and managed out of the US will have to constrict their trading to US counterparties, therefore introducing barriers to trading opportunities and hampering competition.
  • Paul Baron, head of European equity derivative sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London, has relocated to New York to take over from John O’Brien, former managing director and head of New York derivatives sales.
  • More made-available-to-trade determinations could be seen as swap execution facilities introduce more asset classes and the nascent market evolves further.
  • Calculating initial margin for uncleared over-the-counter derivatives is posing significant challenges for the industry and market participants need to look at adopting a standardised model to ensure consistency when calculating margin.
  • Hedge funds and some real money desks were seen setting up bullish positions using credit options in iTraxx indices ahead of the European Central Bank meeting on Sept. 4 and unwinding them to a profit not long afterwards, according to credit analysts.
  • Holders of UK sovereign credit default swaps are facing uncertainty in the event of a Scottish exit from the union, which could trigger a succession credit event resulting in outstanding contracts being split in two.