Derivs - Equity

JPMorgan has launched a multi-asset class trading platform called JPMorgan Markets, bringing pre-trade, trade and post-trade functionality on one platform.

The Hong Kong Exchange will start offering options on more exchange-traded funds referencing China A-shares this year, as liquidity in the funds increase.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has sent a report to the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission that details the additional resources and staff that it requires to carry out its responsibilities under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.

The navigation of the fiscal cliff in the U.S., a continuation of stability in Europe and a reacceleration of growth in China would result in a shift in asset allocation from Treasuries to equities, opening up opportunities for S&P 500 cross-asset and hybrid option trades, according to strategists.

Rob Heck, head of European equity flow derivative trading at Barclays in London, has left the firm.

Derivatives desks are scoping growth areas across asset classes for this year, but they’re targeting specific slices within the major underlyings.

An International Swaps and Derivatives Association service allowing buysiders and sellsiders to amend and share ISDA Master Agreements to be in compliance with Dodd-Frank business conduct rules is seeing a pick-up from buysiders, Robert Pickel, ceo, told DI in an extensive interview.

The establishment of clearinghouses in Asia Pacific will increasingly place greater pressure on the resources of major dealers, as investment banks attempt to negotiate the differing approaches in different markets.

The Royal Bank of Canada has joined the Swiss Structured Products Association as a member, taking the number of members at the trade body to 24.

Adjusted volumes of over-the-counter derivatives have dropped by 5.3% from USD440.1 trillion at year-end 2011 to USD416.9 trillion June 30, 2012, largely due to compression and clearing, according to an analysis by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

The European Securities and Markets Authorities has published guidelines stating that a national competent authority should assess and ensure that a central counterparty has put in place a framework to identify, monitor and manage potential risks arising from interoperability arrangements.

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at creating an equity-linked derivative to ensure continued foreign investment in the country.