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Toronto-based Royal Group Technologies has negotiated a new $312.5 million credit facility despite terminating two top executives during the time it was negotiating with banks.

This chart, provided by Citigroup Global Markets, tracks bid-ask prices for par credit facilities that trade in the secondary market. It also tracks facility amounts, ratings, pricing and maturities.

Market participants expect volatility in Treasuries to drop even lower this year than last year--already the lowest in a decade--as the Federal Reserve continues its measured policy approach.

2004 was the fourth consecutive year in which emerging markets outperformed developed markets and the fifth time they have done so in the last six years

Austrian hedge fund manager Vienna Portfolio Management plans to launch a systematic hedge fund, which will invest in six equity index futures.

BNP Paribas is retooling its Asian credit derivatives operation and has made several transfers in an effort to boost its option trading presence.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chair Sharon Brown-Hruska told DW last week the CFTC will explore every avenue to gain jurisdiction over forward trades that look and smell like futures.

Hedge funds and proprietary desks snapped up five-year protection on Eastman Chemical Co. after the chemical, fiber and plastics manufacturer warned Tuesday its earnings would be below expectations.

In the U.S. most market participants lend and borrow securities through repurchase agreements.

Derivative practitioners fear a court decision expected in the coming month could destabilize the over-the-counter swaps market.

This year will see an increase in demand for global currency overlay, particularly due to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, according to bankers.