Derivs - Equity

Europe and the US have taken a big step towards cohesion on their treatment of central clearing counterparties (CCPs), with the European Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission unveiling a common approach towards equivalence between the two CCP regimes.

January trading produced one of the most volatile starts to a year on record, with volumes in listed options and futures reflecting heightened activity.

Société Générale has appointed Ashwan Malhotra as managing director in a bid to strengthen its client coverage in Asia Pacific.

Concerns are mounting among some US options market participants that regulation is having adverse effects on business and fuelling a rift between financial market performance and economic data.

UBS has asked Markit to administer and calculate its investible indices, as the bank looks to meet Europe’s regulatory push to improve transparency and oversight of industry benchmarks.

Concerns are mounting among some US options market participants that regulation is having adverse effects on their business and fueling a rift between financial market performance and economic data.

Mizuho Securities USA, the US investment banking subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group has expanded its US equity platform with senior hires in equity derivatives and convertibles.

Markets are underpricing volatility, in stark contrast to 2015. As the underlying stock and bond markets gyrate, options markets show a strange tranquility. The market is better hedged than last year, but a flood of funds is suppressing fear signals.

US stock futures fell on Monday amid mixed markets, after Asian equities rallied but oil fell more than a dollar, to nearly $31 per barrel.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange has bought an equity stake in Vest Financial Group, a firm that provides products to help investors hedge themselves using options.

The latest push lower in oil prices caused additional pain for investors this week after forced liquidations in two levered exchange-traded notes (ETNs) linked to the energy sector locked in losses just as oil prices marked fresh multi-year lows.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange plans to cement its position as the primary gateway between China and the rest of the world, after setting out a three-year strategic plan for 2016-2018.