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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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Munish Varma, global head of structured credit and special situations at Nomura in London, has left the firm as part of cuts to the firm’s flow and structured credit teams.
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The Korea Exchange is looking to introduce so-called strategic equity-linked notes in an exhange-traded note format, as the country’s main financial regulator pushes the bourse and market participants to develop more custom indices in a bid to diversify underlyings used in South Korea structured products.
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Investors globally are positioning for further upside in Japanese equity, buying three-to-six-month call spreads on the Nikkei with strikes between 115-and-125% in a bid to gain the most cost effective maximum exposure.
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Lawyers expect the U.S. government to issue an extended delay to the implementation of the foreign accounting tax compliance act, due to the burdensome requirements for financial institutions in complying.
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Sterne Agee has acquired London-based credit brokerage Yorvik Partners as part of its international expansion outside of the U.S. Yorvik will be renamed Sterne Agee UK and will establish the firm’s first presence outside of the U.S.
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Real money managers are buying out-of-the-money payers and payer spreads, sometimes funded by receivers, on the iTraxx Main and to a lesser extent on the Xover, as volatility edged higher and the payer smile steepened in both indices.