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The mutual market access (MMA) equity trading scheme between Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange is looking well on schedule for an October launch following the successful completion of a two-day compatibility test on August 23-24. But in order for the scheme to work to its full potential, several outstanding issues need to be resolved, market observers warned. -
Investors are shifting to short-dated September or October puts on the S&P 500, targeting strikes between 1,900 and 1,800.
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Some market participants have been unwinding long options positions on the dollar against the yen in a bid to take profit as the Japanese unit has steadily weakened against the greenback. At the end of last month, $/¥ was trading at 101.36. On Monday, spot on the pair was 104.28.
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The mutual market access (MMA) equity trading scheme that is expected to launch in October, also known as the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect and the Through Train, is likely to catalyse financial reform in the areas of RMB internationalisation and capital account opening, according to a report published on August 19 by CLSA and CITIC Securities (CITICS).
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PIMCO potentially sought to limit the amount it needed to pay from its credit default swaps on Argentine bonds when it voted against including two Japanese law-restructured notes from being included in the upcoming CDS auction, according to market officials.
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Buyside participants, in particular insurance firms and pension schemes, have not adequately invested in risk management infrastructure and are not pricing their derivatives exposures or collateral charges effectively in light of new rules and accounting standards.
