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Japanese firm plucks banker from UBS
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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Firm Chinese inflation data backed paying in mid-sector CNY swaps on Tuesday and the 1s/5s curve steepened as a result. In the long end, 10 year swaps were better offered as short positions were closed, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives. -
Trad-X, the interest rate swaps trading platform run by Tradition, has hit record trading volumes for dollar IRS, with volumes exceeding $290 billion since the inception of $ products in February 2013.
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UBS has hired Jerry Kao, former director, equity derivatives trader at Deutsche Bank in New York.
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Years ago, the motivational guru Tony Robbins came to visit my office, searching for the attributes of successful options trading. I was nervous about making a good impression. After all, he was the expert on success who wrote the book on getting the edge. What advice could I possibly offer? During the interview, it occurred to us both that the “secret sauce” of trading is similar to the required attributes of any profitable business. It must have a definable and consistent “edge”, it must be hard for others to harvest (even if the basic business concept is easy) and it requires relentless discipline.
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Hedge funds and fast money investors are going long the Eurostoxx 50 and shorting iTraxx Main despite a snap tighter on iTraxx indices and CDS after the European Central Bank announcement on Thursday.
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The Montreal Exchange is planning to launch futures on the FTSE Emerging Markets Index, the first futures contract offering exposure to that particular underlying.
