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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
Internal restrictions mean SSAs issue fewer CMS-linked notes
JP Morgan and Dutch pension fund PGGM transacted derivatives margin trade
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Investors should look at selling euro high-strike payers as the high issuance of €-denominated structured notes that was seen in the first quarter of 2014 is expected to continue in Q2. Long-dated volatility may remain under pressure as a result, due to the greater supply of long-dated options from these notes, according to strategists.
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Trading on CME Clearing Europe’s nascent London-based derivative exchange this week saw 81 fx contracts and 30 biofuel contracts traded through Thursday. The exchange started business on April 27 with 12 members, but a further 20 members are expected to link to the clearinghouse in the coming weeks, with higher volumes expected from mid-month. -
ING Investment Management's use of index credit default swaps in its Renta Fund Global High Yield fund saw assets under management rise to €6 billion from €5 billion since February.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced further implementation details surrounding the trade execution requirement for certain interest rate and credit default swaps, as swaps that are part of a package transaction will be required to be traded on a swap execution facility or designated contract market beginning May 16.
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South Korean authorities are looking at two different ways a derivatives capital gains tax could be implemented; either an annual rate of 10% on capital gains earned in excess of KRW2.5 million, or an annual rate of 20% on total earnings from gold trading and financial investment products, including derivatives.
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Hedge funds are not net-shorting their Chicago Board Options Exchange volatility index futures positions and have started recently to hedge against a potential correction via S&P 500 puts, put spreads on emerging markets and best of puts on global indices.
