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UBS has launched a new delta hedged short volatility strategic index that seeks to replicate a series of short S&P 500 options, allowing investors to earn implied vs realized volatility via one total return swap. -
Trad-X, the interest rate swaps trading platform run by Tradition, has hit a record notional high for dollar IRS in June, with volumes exceeding USD 50 billion, and the number of trades executed surpassing 750 trades. The trades executed electronically accounted for 33% of all US dollar trades at Tradition.
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SEFs: Yesterday, today and tomorrow… By Scott Fitzpatrick, chief executive of Tradition SEF and chairman of the Wholesale Market Brokers Association Americas (WMBAA)
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For buysiders, package trades are a big worry as regulation surrounding swap execution facilities accelerates and implementation takes place. A number of end-users are increasingly concerned over the potential for heightened risk due to the inability of SEFs to offer packages as a single transaction. Beth Shah reports.
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With the start of regulation specifying certain derivative transactions be traded on swap execution facilities, some firms have struggled with the on-boarding process involved in signing up to the slew of varying SEF rulebooks. Models, therefore, which allow market participants to connect to multiple SEFs without the regulatory burden of being a direct participant, are gaining traction. Beth Shah reports.
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At the beginning of this year, derivatives trading experienced one of its biggest reforms to date with the mandate to trade certain instruments on swap execution facilities coming into effect. GlobalCapital hosted a roundtable with senior buyside representatives, as well as other market providers, to examine the new SEF structure and how end users are adapting to the new market. The topics of discussion included the challenges when signing up to SEF rulebooks, the desire for more liquidity in central limit order books and how significant barriers still remain between European and US regulation and what, ultimately, can be done to achieve harmonisation.
