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European regulators are laying the groundwork for a derivatives market that will lead to greater benefits for non-European banks, according to Kim Taylor, president of CME Clearing. Taylor made the comments at the International Derivatives Expo in London today as EU regulators continue to stall in their authorisation of non-EU clearinghouses. -
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has warned that mandatory clearing for over-the-counter equity derivatives could see volumes migrate to the exchange-traded market, diminishing the role for the OTC contracts in risk management.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has slammed current efforts for mutual recognition of clearing regimes when European buyside firms attempt to access US clearinghouses. Ananda Radhakrishnan, director of the division of clearing and risk at the CFTC, called on the IntercontinentalExchange and LCH.Clearnet to clear its futures contracts exclusively at US designated contract markets, removing the need for equivalence in Europe.
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Forcing clearinghouses to connect to rival venues under the revised Market in Financial Instruments Directive may have the unintended consequence of stifling competition among clearinghouses, leading to a small number of incumbent houses holding large amounts of risk.
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Hedge fund investors are entering one-year capped variance and volatility swaps on baskets of stocks and exchange-traded funds with the view that some correlated underlyings will disperse in the near future against those that are likely to remain stable.
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Stoxx has licensed its two Minimum Variance Indices to Resona Bank. The indices will be deployed in passive funds that will be used by Japanese pension funds.
