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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. -
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.
