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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
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The biggest move of the week was at Brevan Howard, with the hedge fund hiring Vincent Craignou, the ex-global head of fx and precious metals derivatives at HSBC, as a portfolio manager in London. The credit market saw the biggest departures of the week. The most notable departures were Pradeep Pattem, head of credit and mortgage markets at the Royal Bank of Scotland, and Aldous Birchall, a prop trader at Nomura.
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--Scott O’Malia, commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on why he is opposed to the Volcker Rule, which he says is fundamentally flawed and imposes significant obligations upon market participants at a considerable cost.
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Real money managers have been selling receivers with March expiries on the iTraxx Main, pushing volatility lower on the index and the receiver smile dramatically steeper.
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Slovenia’s CDS spreads have rallied after the sovereign released results of its asset quality review and stress tests.
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A lucrative relative value trade on Japanese government bonds could dry up next year if the Bank of Japan shifts the way it implements its bond buying program to mimic the one used by the U.S. Federal Reserve, in an effort to meet a 2% inflation target. -
Traders are seeing strong demand for downside protection on the Australian dollar, U.S. dollar cross, with three-to-six-month puts at .88-to.85 strikes being sold as of Friday.
