Derivs - Equity

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has called on Canadian regulators to make clear which trades, entities, transactions and markets are covered in the latest over-the-counter central counterparty clearing consultation from the Canadian Securities Administrators.

Giovanni Leonardi, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa delta one index and market access sales for equities at Nomura in London, has left the firm.

Equity derivative officials at major dealers in Hong Kong are preparing for a fresh round of staffing cuts over the next few weeks.

Dominique Blanchard, managing director and global head of derivatives and convertible bonds in Hong Kong at Daiwa Capital Markets, has refuted reports the firm plans to cut 50 staff from its Hong Kong office.

Following on from the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s first European Risk Management conference in Europe, Derivatives Week brings you a Volatility Special Report detailing trends in volatility trading in Europe and Asia and the growth in volatility product usage amongst buyside firms.

Investors in Asia have been offloading skew on the HSCEI this week--selling three-to-six month downside puts and buying upside calls--in a bid to hedge exposure to the South Korean equity-linked autocallable market.

Investors in Asia have been offloading skew on the HSCEI this week--selling three-to-six month downside puts and buying upside calls--in a bid to hedge exposure to the South Korean equity-linked autocallable market.

MarkitSERV has seen clients clear USD3.5 trillion notional of over-the-counter derivatives since the electronic trade processing platform started to connect clients and clearinghouses in Dec. 2010.

Florence Ip, head of listed trading, including warrants trading, at Barclays in Hong Kong, has joined ANZ.

Hedge funds are buying outperformance options on WTI Crude Oil against the S&P 500 as a hedge against a potential strike by Israel against Iranian nuclear installations.

Frederic Smadja, head of U.S. equity flow and structured index trading for North America at Natixis in New York, has left the firm.

Barclays Bank Ireland has named Benette van Dyk as a director of structured trade and sales finance. Van Dyk previously headed trade finance at The Standard Bank of South Africa and The FirstRand Group South Africa.