Derivs - Equity

Investors who financed bearish European equity positions with US short volatility strategies have been burned as the S&P 500 continued its downward trend on Monday, and realised volatility spiked.

Volatility on the S&P 500 has surged to its highest point since last August as the US blue-chip index briefly halted its climb upwards this week.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s Americas Derivatives Awards.

European Union member states in the process of thrashing out legislation on central counterparty clearing house (CCP) resolution procedures have put their negotiations on ice, as the project is contingent on a separate file that is still unresolved.

Options volumes were up 11% in exchanges around the world last year, while futures were down 6.6%, according to new data unveiled by the Futures Industry Association.

The European Securities and Markets Authority on Thursday kept up the pressure on providers of complex retail derivatives products by announcing a short consultation on crack-down measures, including a potential ban on cryptocurrency contracts for difference.

As global stock markets soar into 2018, BNP Paribas is finding value in eurozone companies' stocks, which look relatively cheap compared with the US.

In the latest Clawback, columnist Philippe Espinasse puts the Singapore Exchange's proposal on quarterly reporting by companies under the microscope.

Equity derivatives strategists are bullish on equities in the short term as European business confidence is high and US markets bask in the afterglow of tax reform passed by President Donald Trump. But questions remain over how long the US equity bull run can continue, with some experts encouraging more cautious long positions this year.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has gone public with its concerns over the fees that trade repositories charge their clients and made recommendations for change.

Expat Asset Management has joined German exchange group Deutsche Boerse as a new exchange traded fund issuer, debuting with an ETF that provides exposure to Bulgarian stocks.

Two US senators have scolded the European Commission's efforts to unilaterally change agreed rules for the oversight of foreign clearing houses in the wake of Brexit, backing the toughening position of Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Christopher Giancarlo.