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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued no-action letters to address trade complications surrounding clerical error trades and has extended no-action relief for SEF execution confirmations.

Despite industry efforts to shift trading on swap execution facilities to electronic central limit order books, voice broking and request for quote systems still play important roles, said industry insiders on Wednesday.

Panellists at the 2015 International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) AGM lamented the lack of global central counterparty equivalence and have called for a number of legislative reviews to rectify it.

Investors have been buying put options on single name stock and exchange traded funds in the energy sector despite the recent energy market rally.

Low volatility and low correlation may provide opportunities for options investors to hedge as market sentiment declines, according to strategists.

The overall credit default notionals and trade counts reported to swap data repositories last week increased 33% and 37%, respectively, compared to the same week last year, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.

Investors trading euro/dollar and cable options do not appear concerned about Greece’s potential eurozone exit or medium term effects of UK elections, according to strategists.

The Singapore Exchange and the Bank of China International Holdings have renewed a commitment to collaborate on market expansion of the renminbi.

LCH.Clearnet has appointed two new members to its board of directors from outside the firm.

A number of companies in the consumer discretionary sector have seen substantial inflows as investors buy call options to take advantage of upside exposure and cheap premiums.

Spreads on US corporate credit default swaps are tightening as credit conditions have generally improved or plateaued, motivating investors to seek higher yield.

Investors are tailoring their options strategies to focus on hedging global macro risks and identifying single stock options in lieu of larger market options baskets.