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Nifty 50 futures trading on the Taiwan Futures Exchange will be able to be sold in the US, following a ruling by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. -
We noted last month that realised volatility in the European investment grade CDS market, as measured by the Markit VolX index, was at its lowest for two years. By the end of October, volatility had dipped to 18%, which was the lowest level since the heady days of June 2007. A number of future events were mooted that had the potential to trigger market uncertainty, including next month’s Italian referendum.
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Primary bond markets have a new code of practice, released as part of the legacy of the Fair and Effective Markets Review. The draft standard, released on Friday morning, is supposed to apply to issuers, investors and underwriting banks in the wholesale fixed income markets in Europe, and, unlike other practice guidelines, applies across investment grade, high yield, securitization and emerging markets.
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Bankers have lauded a decision by the European Securities and Markets Authority this week to propose a two year delay to rules requiring smaller financial counterparties to centrally clear derivatives trades.
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Last week’s shock US election result caused a rout in emerging markets, with stocks and currencies in southeast Asia among the hardest hit. But unlike in the past, this has not brought equity capital markets activity to a standstill, as share sales in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand showed this week. John Loh reports.
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A big rift in US volatility trading has opened in the week since Donald Trump’s shock presidential election win, with equity markets quickly calming after the result while the US Treasury yield curve sharply steepened.
