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The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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An amendment that would have reviewed a rule in the U.S. that requires investments firms to request a quote to buy or sell derivatives from three dealers—an automatic increase from two dealers—has been rejected by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. -
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission must take the lead on cross-border regulatory harmonization, George Handjinicolaou, deputy ceo of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association told DI.
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Investors should sell protection on the iTraxx Asia ex-Japan to position for tightening in credit index spreads in Asia after a rally in Chinese equity markets and U.S. dollar gains against Asian currencies. Strategists at Société Générale are recommending investors buy 5y or 10y BBB Chinese bonds and sell Asian iTraxx protection at 102 basis points to increase the beta on investors’ credit portfolios.
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Retail investors in South Korea are buying hybrid structured products with one-to-three-year tenors that offer exposure to an equity-linked index and a commodity, typically gold or the WTI and Brent oil benchmarks.
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Institutional investors have been buying at-the-money straddles on the euro against the U.S. dollar, with approximately a EUR1.5 billion notional going through on the trades during London afternoon trading today.
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Derivatives Intelligence & Derivatives Week have launched the Global Derivatives Law Firm Survey, a comprehensive qualitative customer ranking of law firms across multiple asset classes, regulation, tax, and many other areas. The law firm with the best ranking across all categories within the survey will be crowned the Global Derivatives Law Firm Of The Year at the Global Derivatives Awards ceremony in London in September.
