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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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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. -
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.
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The Financial Conduct Authority has banned John Christopher Hughes, an ex-UBS exchange-traded-fund trader, from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial services industry. Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 14, 2011, Hughes was the most senior trader on the ETF desk at UBS when Kweku Mawuli Adoboli, another trader on the desk, made $2.3 billlion unauthorised trading losses through an unreported fund they called the umbrella, according to a notice released this morning by the regulator.
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US regulators could reveal further details on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter derivatives before summer, giving market participants greater certainty on future collateral requirements.
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Saxo Bank has launched stock options trading on its trading platform for both retail and institutional investors in response to increased client demand.
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UBS has launched a high-capacity algorithmic trading platform for US equity swaps, SwapsDirect, allowing institutional clients to execute US equity swap transactions electronically directly from their execution management or order management systems.
