Derivs - Equity

The CME Group will phase out open outcry trading of almost all futures products on Monday.

A fixed income salesperson at Barclays Capital with a focus on Swiss clients is leaving the bank and said to be heading to Deutsche Bank in London.

Aberdeen Asset Management has hired the former head of European convertible bonds and equity derivatives research as a convertibles investment manager.

After years of limited gains in assets under management, options overlay managers in the US say that they are beginning to see inflows as allocators brace for macro shocks.

The rising popularity of weekly single stock and index options on US exchanges has paved the way for the introduction of so called weeklies on the VIX itself in the near future.

Several indicators from the options market show that investors continue to pay above average levels for market protection this year, suggesting that volatility-based hedges may prove more cost effective as the persistent bid causes options to retain more of their value.

CME Group has introduced new contracts that allow investors to trade European electricity with a lower fee structure.

Despite waning interest in liquid alternatives, US wealth management firms focused on ultra-high-net worth and family office investors remain loyal to volatility managers.

With a Greek default seeming more likely than ever before as the country’s disagreements with its creditors threaten to boil over, equity options traders show little sign of panic.

To make trading algorithms useful for derivatives execution, measurement of their effectiveness must be carefully tailored to each user, writes Yuriy Shterk, head of derivatives product management at Fidessa.

With emerging markets equities in focus due to recent changes in access for foreign investors, some industry insiders wonder when options will join the party.

After difficult years for performance, equity options strategy focused managers are garnering more interest from allocators as both volatility and rates rise.