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IntercontinentalExchange and CME Group have both had trade repositories approved under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation by the European Securities and Markets Authority, allowing them to start accepting clients ahead of mandatory trade reporting on Feb. 12, 2014.
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Investors should look at selling March 2014 – June 2014 put calendars on the Nikkei 225, with a strike at 15,000, to take advantage of a potential sell off in implied vols from March 2014 onwards.
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Hedge funds, fast money and real money are buying longer-term receivers on Senior Financials with strikes at 100 basis points, 95 bps and some 80 bps for technical reasons, including the desire to position ahead of new credit default swap definitions due in March. The Asset Quality Review due at the end of the year is also weighing on spreads, with equity underperforming Senior Financials as banks seek to reduce the size of their balance sheets.
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The Chicago Board Options Exchange has developed a new index calculated using S&P 500 options that expire six-to-nine months in the future.
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a no-action letter providing relief to non-U.S. swap dealers from certain transaction-level requirements under the Commodity Exchange act.
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Asian markets should accelerate the development of credit derivatives, particularly in India and China, to promote the efficiency of financial systems and assist in the development of local Asian bond markets, according to the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.