Derivs - Equity

Singapore Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India held peace talks this week, after a fractious year thus far between the two institutions.

JP Morgan has promoted its head of EMEA structuring to a newly created global leadership role that will be focused on equity derivatives.

As lawmakers and regulators grapple with the increasing systemic importance of clearing houses (CCPs), Singapore Exchange on Thursday proposed new rules for its derivatives clearing house and central depository to better manage a member default.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group on Sunday revealed that its second quarter average daily volume of derivatives products outside of the US was up 13% compared with the same period last year.

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that aims to increase the risk sensitivity of the capital treatment of certain cleared options.

TP ICAP replaced its chief executive John Phizackerley with its boss of global broking, Nicolas Breteau, on Tuesday, sending the shares spiralling downwards, as the interdealer broker revealed that rising costs were impacting the business.

David Escoffier, former deputy head of global markets at Société Générale and former chief executive at Newedge, is joining impact investing firm Eighteen East Capital as its fourth partner.

An equity and derivatives strategist who left BNP Paribas in April has won a new job at Citi.

The Futures Industry Association’s European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) has chosen a new chairman, promoting Mark Spanbroek to the position.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published new versions of its master agreement that apply to French and Irish law, setting up post-Brexit contract choices beyond English law.

Société Générale on Tuesday announced that it had agreed to buy Commerzbank’s equity markets and commodities business (EMC), including market-making flow and products trading as well as exchange-traded fund (ETF) subsidiary ComStage.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the shortlist for its Global Derivatives Awards 2018.